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Zulu 1816-1906

By: Osprey

Type: Softcover

Product Line: Warrior - 1500 - 1900 A.D.

Last Stocked on 5/23/2021

Product Info

Title
Zulu 1816-1906
Publisher
Category
Author
Ian Knight, Angus McBride
Publish Year
1995
Pages
64
Dimensions
7.25x9.75x.25"
NKG Part #
2147564848
MFG. Part #
OSPWAR014
Type
Softcover
Series
WAR14

Description

Zulu military organisation was extremely sophisticated. Warriors were organised into regiments with some form of basic uniform and shields were state-manufactured and owned. Yet, in spite of this sophistication, much of the Zulu's military outlook was extremely primitive: firearms were ill understood, and between 1816 and 1906 the Zulus maintained their primary reliance on hand-to-hand fighting. In this book Ian Knight investigates Zulu weaponry in detail, and also their society, beliefs and rituals, particularly with regard to ceremonies conducted before and after battles. Tactics, costume and customs are carefully examined, as are various battles, such as the war between the Zulus and Boers (1838) and the Anglo-Zulu War (1879), which brought about the end of the Zulu kingdom, making this a thorough account of the Zulu warrior.

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