Companion to the Anglo- Zulu War (Ian Knight)

I have just purchased Companion to the Anglo- Zulu War by Ian Knight.

Like I have mentioned before I do not have a lot of spare time for reading so it will take a while for me to get through it.

I was flicking through the pages and came across British Ammunition boxes of that time, Now it appears the Ammunition boxes were not to blame for the short supply of ammunition getting to the firing lines. It appears that plenty of ammunition was getting to the troops it was the shear number of Zulu’s that over—whelmed the British.

See now I always thought it was down to the quartermaster and the Ammunition boxes that the battle was lost.

Anyone else got information on this.

sas1

Companion to the Anglo- Zulu War excellent book.

The ammunition box section gives a great overview of the Mark (V) or Mark (V1) Pattern that was used.

I think Ian Knight has with out doubt put the ammunition box myth to bed.
Ammunition was getting to the firing lines, “he says that a heavy blow to the outer edge of the access panel caused the one retaining brass screw to bend and the washer housing to split away from the wood”. The tool he suggests for doing this would have been a mallet that would have been used to secure tent pegs of which there would have been plenty.
The butt of a rifle could also have been used.

During the 2000 archaeological exploration of the battlefield he says a number of the tin inner-linings handles, with pieces of lining panel attached, were discovered along the British firing lines above the iNyoni dongas.

He also makes a good point. “There are no surviving references to full unopened boxes being discovered on the battlefield after the event.”
“Many of the boxes were opened by the British during the fighting or later by the Zulus”.

Companion to the Anglo- Zulu War is a quick reference book covering most questions relating to the AZW

Regards

Pete Admin

Can someone please tell me where ,I can purchase Companion to the Anglo- Zulu War and how much does it cost. I like the idea of it being more of a refrence book .

Cheers

Old Historian 2

You can obtain this book through Pen & Sword publications. Most large booksellers will most likely have it in stock or they could order you a copy.
£19.95

Regards

Pete
Admin

Table of Contents.

Glossary ix
Chronology xi
Preface xv
Introduction: The Anglo-Zulu War 1 (20)
A Companion to the Anglo-Zulu War 21 (1)
Ammunition Boxes
21 (1)
Ammunition Supply (British)
22 (3)
Artillery
25 (4)
BaSotho
29 (2)
Beards (British)
31 (1)
Big Game Hunting
32 (3)
Boers
35 (1)
Border Raids
36 (3)
The `Boys' of iSandlwana
39 (3)
Brevet Ranks
42 (1)
Buried Treasure
42 (2)
Burying the Dead
44 (9)
Cattle
53 (2)
Caves
55 (3)
Cinema
58 (6)
Climbing Kranskop
64 (1)
Colours
65 (3)
Disease
68 (3)
Disembowelling
71 (2)
Dixie, Lady Florence
73 (2)
Dogs
75 (2)
Eclipse
77 (1)
Ernest Grandier, Prisoner of War
78 (2)
False Alarms
80 (2)
Flogging
82 (1)
Food (British)
83 (3)
Food (Zulu)
86 (2)
Forts
88 (6)
Gallantry Awards (British)
94 (1)
Gallantry Awards (Zulu)
95 (2)
Gatling Gun
97 (3)
Haggard, H. Rider
100 (3)
Horses (British)
103 (1)
Horses (Zulu)
104 (1)
Inkatha yesizwe yakwaZulu
105 (2)
Irregular Troops (British)
107 (3)
Irregular Troops (Zulu)
110 (1)
iSandlwana: `Ancient, Stern and Grand'
110 (3)
iSandlwana: `A Portion of Bovine Intestinal Anatomy'
113 (1)
iSandlwana: `Arguments ... Prolonged and at Times Rather Hot'
114 (4)
iSandlwana: `Such A Bloody Mess'
118 (1)
Liars, Fakes and Rogues
119 (5)
Medical Facilities (British)
124 (3)
Medical Facilities (Zulu)
127 (2)
Military Organisation (British)
129 (3)
Military Organisation (Zulu)
132 (4)
Missionaries
136 (2)
Mnyamana Buthelezi, inkosi
138 (2)
Natal Auxiliary Troops
140 (3)
Natal Volunteer Troops
143 (2)
Naval Brigades
145 (4)
`No Quarter': Total War in Zululand?
149 (4)
Paintings
153 (4)
Pay
157 (2)
Photographers
159 (1)
abaQulusi
160 (1)
Regime Change, 1879
161 (2)
Religious Belief and Ritual (British)
163 (2)
Religious Belief and Ritual (Zulu)
165 (4)
Rockets
169 (3)
Rorke, James
172 (1)
Royal Homesteads (Zulu)
173 (1)
Shields (Zulu)
174 (2)
Signalling
176 (3)
Small Arms (British)
179 (4)
Small Arms (Zulu)
183 (2)
Snakes
185 (3)
Spears
188 (2)
Stimulants (British)
190 (2)
Stimulants (Zulu)
192 (1)
Suicide
193 (3)
Swazi
196 (3)
Tactics (British)
199 (2)
Tactics (Zulu)
201 (3)
Travellers and Tourists
204 (4)
Travelling Shows
208 (1)
Trophies
209 (3)
Ulundi
212 (4)
Uniforms (British)
216 (3)
Uniforms (Zulu)
219 (1)
Wagons and Laagers
220 (2)
Wales and the Anglo-Zulu War
222 (1)
War Correspondents
223 (3)
War Cries
226 (1)
`What do you come here for?': Popular Zulu Defiance
227 (3)
Wives
230 (1)
World Events, 1879
231 (2)
Zibhebhu
Zulu Royal House
237 (4)

Hi Old Historian2,
You can get a new copy here - £13.19 delivered.
cheers
Richie

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Companion-Anglo-Zulu-War-Ian-Knight/dp/1844158012/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1329646439&sr=1-1

HI

it's a very good book or not ?

Cheers

Pascal

Hi Pascal.
Yes , I think it is certainly worth having . It deals with many of the differant aspects of the war as you can see by the index
posted in an earlier post . I enjoyed it lot . .
cheers 90th

Bonjour et merci mon Gary d'Australie

Stay tuned because as a SAS 1,between fabriquation of my figurines, paintings, photographs and preparing my catalog I'll go insane ...

I have no time to read books, just a little forum while the paint and putty dry ...

Best regards

Pascal

The book itself is an index book to the Zuluwar.

Super,super...