Zulu War - Narrative of the Field Operations

The official history of the Anglo-Zulu Wars, compiled by the Intelligence Branch of the then War Office for publication immediately after the campaign. It was and has remained the definitive account of the Zulu Wars from a British standpoint, and it has formed the basis of all subsequent serious works on the campaign.

First published in 1881 and reprinted in 1907, Narrative fully recounts through Military Intelligence sources the conduct of and background to the campaign - in terms of both military actions and political events. Of particular importance in this official history are the detailed accounts of the battles of Isandhlwana and Rorke's Drift - the first of which was the worst defeat inflicted on a British force by a native army, whose consequences would lead to the downfall of Disraeli's government; and the second of which resulted in the award of eleven Victoria Crosses, the most ever gained in a single action.

Book condition: russet boards near fine, very slight yellowing to end-papers, as well as a few rust spots on the two large fold-out maps, binding and text clean; jacket: near fine with very light creasing only.