- Paperback: 288 pages
- Publisher: Stackpole Books; New edition edition (February 2006)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1853673633
- ISBN-13: 978-1853673634
- Product Dimensions: 22.9 x 15.5 x 2 cm
- Shipping Weight: 454 g
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,361,209 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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*65 b/w photos
* 4 maps
* 6 x 9
* The structure, condition, and functioning of the Zulu army in wartime
* 4 maps
* 6 x 9
* The structure, condition, and functioning of the Zulu army in wartime
Forces of the independent Zulu kingdom inflicted a crushing defeat on British imperial forces at Isandlwana in January 1879. The Zulu army was not, however, a professional force, unlike its British counterpart, but was the mobilized manpower of the Zulu state. Knight details how the Zulu army functioned and ties its role firmly to the broader context of Zulu society and culture.
Ian Knight is a foremost expert on Zulu military history and has written a number of books including Brave Men's Blood and Nothing Remains But to Fight.
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There is an old story told in Zululand, even today, about the rivalry between the British empire and the independent Zulu kingdom on the eye of the 1879 Anglo-Zulu War. Read the first page
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Well Done, Dec 26 1999
By lpeach@concentric.net - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Anatomy of the Zulu Army: From Shaka to Cetshwayo 1818-1879 (Hardcover)
Ian Knight has taken up the mantel left by Donald Morris, the author of a (previously "the") seminal history of the cultural conflict between two ways of life on the South African high veldt. In this book, as well as in his previous works, Ian Knight restores dignity, complexity and sophistication to the losers, not just the winners, in another chapter in the ongoing story of the "advance of civilization". A "must read" for those who have read "The Washing of the Spears at least once (and thought about what they had read). A "must read" for those who haven't. Well done, Sir Knight. When can we expect more?
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Definitive Treaty on Zulu Warriors, Jun 3 2009
By Ronin - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Anatomy of the Zulu Army: From Shaka to Cetshwayo 1818-1879 (Hardcover)
The book covers the rise of Shaka and his military reforms during the 19th century, and describes how the army functioned and its broader role in Zulu culture. The book includes many excellent b/w photos, maps and diagrams showing tactics and maneuver. Detailed information is provided on Zulu recruitment and training, and life in the military amabutho, or regiments.The interesting aspect provided by Knight is the telling of the British invasion through the Zulu perspective. I also like the information provided on all the various individual regiments. The book is a little light in describing the actual Zulu martial art.
In the back of the book is a short and not too comprehensive glossary of Zulu military terms, a list of Zulu regiments, a list of major campaigns, a list of senior Zulu commanders from 1818-79, and a good 4.5-page bibliography. If you are interested in Zulu, I highly recommend this book.
9 of 19 people found the following review helpful
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The Anatomy of Shaka Zulu, Jan 24 2007
By Mister Quickly "Amazon epicurean" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Anatomy of the Zulu Army: From Shaka to Cetshwayo, 1818-1879 (Paperback)
This edition is a fundamental ingredient to a piece of historical fiction I'm stewing. It is entitled "The Ecstasy of Wrath", and its moments of historical rigour are thanks to this book. One page 108 of "The Ecstasy of Wrath", I write "Shaka Zulu's obsidian thighs quivered as they flanked the cinnamon brown sprig of prostrated womanhood, Ozekwan. Shaka Zulu turned around to make sure his door, or rather the hanging flap of tawny cattle hide, gave him privacy. Ozekwan could now see Shaka Zulu from behind. He felt her eyes on his back and his onyx buttocks clenched and became spasmed, like the shimmering flank of a sleek stallion. He laid his Pulsar Quadrant-Ray aside, relaxing in the security of erotic congress." I based this account on several passages in Ian Knight's zealously researched book, as well as my own imagination as I'm introducing a science fiction element. Ian Knight's is a book I recommend, somewhat, if only to understand the difference between the Zulu asagai and the tentatively named 'Zephyr-class Ionoblaster.'
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