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The Zulus at War
- The History, Rise, and Fall of the Tribe That Washed Its Spears
- Narrated by: Kevin Free
- Length: 9 hrs and 18 mins
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Publisher's Summary
By tracing the long and turbulent history of the Zulus from their arrival in South Africa and the establishment of Zululand, The Zulus at War is an important and readable addition to this popular subject area. It describes the violent rise of King Shaka and his colorful successors under whose leadership the warrior nation built a fearsome fighting reputation without equal among the native tribes of South Africa. It also examines the tactics and weapons employed during the numerous intertribal battles over this period. They then became victims of their own success in that their defeat of the Boers in 1877 and 1878 in the Sekhukhuni War prompted the well-documented British intervention. Initially the might of the British Empire was humbled as never before by the surprising Zulu victory at Isandlwana but the 1879 war ended with the brutal crushing of the Zulu nation. But, as Adrian Greaves reveals, this was by no means the end of the story. The little known consequences of the division of Zululand, the Boer War, and the 1906 Zulu Rebellion are analyzed in fascinating detail. An added attraction for listeners is that this long-awaited history is written not just by a leading authority but also, thanks to the coauthor’s contribution, from the Zulu perspective using much completely fresh material.
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- Alicia
- 2022-11-10
A very good listen
Enlightening. I now know the details of Rourke's drift and I'm glad to have a better understanding of the dynamics in the region at the time
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- Rob
- 2019-09-30
Ooo. painful
Pronuciation killed this for right off! Xhosa is pronounced (preferably w. a. "click") CourseSah, Transkei as Tran-sky and Drakensberg as Drahkunsberg....
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