| Description |
viii, 345 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm |
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text rdacontent |
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unmediated rdamedia |
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volume rdacarrier |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 320-331) and index. |
| Contents |
Prologue : The shadow of Isandlwana ; Bushman's river pass -- The Boer--Pedi War, 1876--1877 : Bopedi ; Sobhuza's dream ; 'The boers are killing me' ; The 'black conspiracy' -- The Ninth Cape Frontier War, 1877--1878 : EmaXhoseni ; 'They must be humbled and subdued' ; 'I am in a corner' ; Calling in the 'amaJohnnies' ; Not the 'white man's dogs' ; 'Rather like a rat hunt' -- The Northern Border War, 1878 : A 'hideous and disgusting place' ; Resisting with 'fixity of purpose' -- The First Anglo-Pedi War, 1878 : 'The ground was his' -- The Anglo-Zulu War, 1879 : Preparing to 'draw the monster's teeth and claws' ; The meat of heroes ; 'We shall go and eat up the white men' ; 'How can we give you mercy?' ; 'No quarter, boys!' ; 'The army is now thoroughly beaten' -- The Second Anglo-Pedi War, 1879 : 'Short, sharp and decisive' -- Conclusion : Paying the price. |
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Zulu War, 1879.
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Zulu (African people) -- History -- 19th century.
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Zululand (South Africa) -- History, Military -- 19th century.
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Sociology, Military -- South Africa -- Zululand.
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Zulu War (1879) (OCoLC)fst01184909
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Sociology, Military. (OCoLC)fst01123942
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Zulu (African people) (OCoLC)fst01184885
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South Africa -- Zululand.
(OCoLC)fst01207561
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| Chronological Term |
1800 - 1899
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| Genre/Form |
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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Military history. (OCoLC)fst01411630
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| ISBN |
9780300180312 (cl : alk. paper) |
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0300180314 (cl : alk. paper) |
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