Isandlwana Battlefield dvd ; Lock & Quantrill

Subject: Isandlwana Battlefield dvd ; Lock & Quantrill Fri Mar 20, 2015 11:48 pm

I remember several people where looking for this dvd a while back , well here it is ! Shocked

http://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Isandlwana-Zulu-Battlefield-DVD/p/7422

Cheers 90th Salute

Posts : 1261 Join date : 2010-04-12

90th Is this the one with views of the battlefield taken from a helicopter ?

Subject: Isandlwana dvd Sat Mar 21, 2015 1:26 pm

Yes , some of it is shot from a helicopter if I remember correctly . I dont think it says so on the dvd , but I remember reading somewhere that's what L & Q did.
90th

Posts : 705 Join date : 2012-05-05

Is the CD the only place to get an Arial view of the Battlefield?

Subject: Isandlwana Battlefield dvd , Lock & Quantrill Mon Mar 23, 2015 11:44 am

Ray63
I think so , I don't think there is a lot of footage from the air if I remember rightly ? scratch

. Some , but not much .
90th Shocked

Posts : 2558 Join date : 2009-04-06 Age : 61 Location : UK

It would certainly give a better perspective of where the cairns stand to the original position of the camp, to just see how far the troops were pushed forward.

Posts : 2871 Join date : 2010-06-02

Excellent aerial shots are freely available on Google Earth, the cairns can be clearly seen and you could calculate the distance from the probable northernmost and easternmost tent lines.

Remember though that an aerial shot does not show you the deceptive dead ground, which is the key factor in placing the defence. Frank's photographs are much better for judging that.

Steve

Posts : 1603 Join date : 2009-09-21

Google Earth doesn't get close enough!!!

Posts : 2871 Join date : 2010-06-02

Google Earth gets as close as you want it to!!!

Steve

Posts : 1603 Join date : 2009-09-21

doesn't screen goe's black when you get to close.

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Photo's by Frank.

I have seen this DVD, it's not bad, and although the helicopter shots are few, they are good.

A few gripes are that the narrative only mentions the 24th regiment of foot, thus implying the regiment between the dates of 1751 and 1782, when the actual title of the regiment, after 1782 and during the AZW, was the 24th (2nd Warwickshire) regiment, however, there is a close up of a drawing of the glengarry badge which does show the regiments title (2nd Warwickshire regiment), but that is the only reference to the regiments real title given in this doco. The background dubbing can get a little noisy in parts, therefor drowning out the narrator, and there is also the almost obligatory but totally unnecessary 'welsh theme' that always seems to be added to these sort of doco's, and some of the information spoken in the narrative could be debated I suppose, but take out these 'gripes' and the DVD is not a bad watch.

I would suggest that you search for cheaper bargains of this DVD, there are some to be found if you google in and look, don't just buy the first one you find, some sellers are charging what they like for this, I saw one seller wanting an outrageous price for one, so be warned, search before buying.

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