New Book "The AZW : Isandlwana The revelation of a disaster" by Ron Lock

Posts : 2268 Join date : 2010-10-22 Location : France

240 pages /Pen & Sword books

Available next October.

Description:
"In 1878, H.M. High Commissioner for Southern Africa and the Lieut. General Commanding H.M. Forces, clandestinely conspired to invade the Zulu Kingdom. Drastically underestimating their foe, within days of entering the Zulu Kingdom the invaders had been vanquished in one of the greatest disasters ever to befall a British army. The author not only dramatically describes the events leading up to the Battle of Isandlwana , and the battle itself but, with new evidence, disputes many aspects of the campaign long held sacrosanct".

Posts : 3379 Join date : 2009-03-03 Location : Devon

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If you have read his previous works, there is nothing new here. Basically a re-hash of his decoy theory, conspiracy by Chelmsford Frere and Shepstone to invade and the cover up to avoid blame.
Somewhat disjointed a large portion of yhe book is dedicated to the above with the battle itself having only one chapter to it.
Some of his evidence is tenuous at best or disingenuous at worst. Not a book to buy if you want to find anything new. Hardly dramatic or controversial.

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