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Crossing the Buffalo: The Zulu War of 1879

Categorie	Geschiedenis Afrika
Boeknummer	#328838-ZA8
Titel	Crossing the Buffalo: The Zulu War of 1879
Auteur	Greaves, Adrian
Boektype	Gebonden hardcover met stofomslag
Uitgeverij	London : Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Jaar van uitgave	2005
ISBN10	0297847007
ISBN13	9780297847007
Taal	Engels
Beschrijving	Original boards, gilt lettered spine, dust jacket, b/w illustrations, 8vo.
Samenvatting	The Anglo-Zulu War was one of the most dramatic chapters in British colonial history. It began with a simple border dispute between the Boers and the Zulus. The British, who were supposed to be acting as impartial referees, were in fact looking for an excuse to invade. In January 1879, after engineering a series of grievances against their Zulu neighbours, the British Army finally crossed over the Buffalo River into Zululand. It was an open act of war. What happened next would rock the very foundations of the Empire. Within just a few days a force of 25,000 Zulu warriors had overwhelmed the main invading force at Isandlwana, slaughtering and ritually disembowelling more than 1,200 British troops. In this book, Adrian Greaves describes the entire history of the war, from its background in... (Lees verder) the disputes between the Boers and Zulus decades earlier to the sombre aftermath and the break-up of Zululand. Comprehensive, broad in scope, and filled with original and up-to-date research, this is a book that is set to replace all standard works on the subject.
Pagina's	383
Conditie	Goed
Prijs	€ 15,00

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