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Title: RORKES DRIFT, 1879
PINNED LIKE RATS IN A HOLE
By: Knight
Format: Hardback

List price: £19.95


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ISBN 10: 0275986330
ISBN 13: 9780275986339
Publisher: ABC-CLIO
Pub. date: 28 February, 2005
Series: Praeger Illustrated Military History S.
Pages: 96
Description: Not only the most famous engagement of the Anglo-Zulu War of 1879, but one of the best known battles in the history of the British Army, the story of Rorke's Drift is one of an epic struggle against overwhelming odds.
Synopsis: Rorke's Drift is possibly the best remembered of Britain's colonial battles. Immortalised by Michael Caine and the film 'Zulu' it sums up some of the best traditions of the British self-image: steadfastness against the odds, victory in adversity and the thin red line. The story of a mere 150 British and Imperial soldiers defending an isolated outpost against over 3,000 Zulu warriors summed up the experience of the colonial adventure for the Victorians and remains part of our heritage even today. In the wake of the disaster at Isandlwana it restored British self-respect and, although not strategically important, was seen by many at the time as a kind of moral victory, with the few triumphing against the many. That 'the few' were able to do this however was a result of their being armed with the latest in military technology and being pitted against native warriors who relied mainly on their aptitude in close combat. Nevertheless, the Zulu was still a formidable warrior, as he had shown at Isandlwana, and the British stand at Rorke's Drift against forces twenty times their number deserves to go down in history as one of the most heroic actions of all time. Ian Knight recounts the course of this famous action in which no less than 11 Victoria crosses were won.
Illustrations: Ill.
Publication: US
Imprint: Greenwood Press
Returns: Non-returnable
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