New Book to look out for..The Tribe That Washed Its Spears. By Dr Adrian Greaves

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Tribe That Washed Its Spears

Adrian Greaves

RRP: £19.99

Publisher: PEN & SWORD BOOKS

Publication Date : 31-May-2013

Hardback(other formats)

Not yet published. You may still order this book and we will despatch it as soon as it becomes available.

Publisher's description:

Long awaited account of the history of the Zulu nation with much new material. An original addition to this popular subject area. Told from the Zulu perspective as opposed to the usual Imperial approach. The author is a leading authority on the Zulu War.

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'The tribe that washed its spears.'
Sounds a bit familiar !
Without wishing to prejudge it has all the potential of emulating its predecessor in selective judgements. ( No prizes for guessing that he isnt my favourite author)

Cheers

Yep, I second that!

Subject: new book to look out for. Thu Feb 07, 2013 7:16 pm

Hey springy.

Talking of new books to look out for, when is yours due out Question

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I find Dr Greaves books are very good. Very informative. And well presented. Still we all have an opinion.

Agree with Impi. Should Probaly read it before passing judgment. As that would be speculation..

Posts : 2558 Join date : 2009-04-06 Age : 60 Location : UK

A couple of days ago I brought "Flight Of Colour" by Adrian Greaves so far a good read.

Hi John
'' Flight of Colour '' is a work of Historical Fiction , it may be a good read , but I prefer the Non fiction works . But , each to his own ,
just dont post any of it on here as a reference source Very Happy

Cheers 90th You need to study mo

Hi All .
I did read on the RDVC Forum a post from our old friend Coll that Ian Knight is also releasing a book about Oct - Nov ,
an 80 page Combat Series ( Osprey ? ) book .
Cheers 90th.

Hi Martin
Still researching a couple of areas, in particular the opening action on the Nyoni heights and who did what to whom ( That sounds as though it should have a begining like, There was a young lady from Khartoum, or such like) Shocked

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springbok9 wrote:: Still researching a couple of areas...

Didn't know you are a writer. I'll look forward to it. Do give a pointer as I'm sure you don't publish under the name springbok9!

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Whilst looking for new material I chanced on this one on the publisher's website.

In their blurb is the following statement:

Pen & Sword wrote:: …They then became victims of their own success in that their defeat of the Boers in 1877 and 1878 in the Sekunini War prompted the well-documented British intervention…

To my knowledge the amaZulu of King Cetshwayo kaMpande had nothing to do with the campaign fought by Sekhukhune and his baPedi against the Transvaal Republic.

Most odd!

'Jimu

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You learn something new everyday. You have to buy it to see the connection.

Posts : 420 Join date : 2011-05-14

Dave,

Do you have the book? If so give me a hint, otherwise I'll look in a bookshop before I buy based on past experience especially with 'Forgotten Battles...'

'Jimu

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Amazon!

"Book Description
Publication Date: 31 May 2013
This authoritative, yet hugely readable, book traces the history of the Zulus from their arrival in South Africa - they were not indigenous as were the Koi and San population - and the establishment of Zululand. It describes the violent rise of King Shaka and his colourful successors under whose leadership the warrior nation built its fiercesome reputation. It studies the tactics and weapons employed during the numerous inter-tribal battles that occurred. The Zulus' real struggle for survival, rather than supremacy, came in wars against the white settlers. In 1877/78 they defeated the Boers in the Sekunini War and this prompted British intervention. Initially the might of the British empire was humbled but the 1879 war, despite the shock Zulu victory at Isandlwana, saw the crushing of the Zulu Nation. The little known consequences of the division of Zululand, the Boer War and the 1906 Zulu Rebellion are analysed in fascinating detail"

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Ray63,

That's a direct lift from the publishers website, with the same mystifying statement that I highlighted above.

'Jimu

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