A variety of historical perspectives on the Anglo Zulu War are collected in this volume of essays. These papers were first presented at a conference in Durban in 1979, on the occasion of the centenary of the war. Index, notes, maps, xix, 179pp, SOUTH AFRICA. UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL PRESS.

Traces the complex series of wars and battles in Zululand during the 1880s, placing the campaigns in their historical context and assessing their broader significance. Large format, b/w ill & col maps, refs, index, 140pp, SOUTH AFRICA. UNIVERSITY OF NATAL PRESS, 0869809989

A study of the Zulu at war in victory and defeat: Hlobane and Kambula, 1879. UK. GREENHILL BOOKS.

A complete history of the Zulus and also an account of the way the British won absolute rule in South Africa. studded with tales of derring do, drama and atrocity on both sides: the Battle of Isandlwana, where the Zulus inflicted on the British the worst defeat a modern army has ever suffered at the hands of men without guns; Rorke's Drift, where a handful of British troops beat off thousands of Zulu warriors and won a record 11 VCs; and Ulundi, where the Zulus were finally crushed in a battle that was to herald some of the most shameful episodes in British Colonial history. Index, notes, bib, apps, maps, 18 b/w plates, 383pp, UK. WEIDENFELD & NICOLSON.

Lord Chelmsford's invading army was annihilated by the Zulus at Isandlwana in 1879. This book reprints the letters of Henry Curling, one of the few survivors of the battle and presents a new perspective on the campaign and the colonial project itself. The editors provide linking narratives and background notes. Index, notes, maps, ix, 158pp, UK. PEN & SWORD BOOKS LTD, 1844151425

A guidebook to the battlegrounds of the Anglo Zulu wars, written by the prominent lecturer on the subject. The detailed maps will help guide the visitor to prominent sites and the detailed history will give context to the landscapes. Illustrated with colour images and contemporary b/w photographs. Index, bib, 216pp, UK. PEN & SWORD BOOKS LTD, 0850529220

Third edition. A study of the civil war in Zululand looking at the pre-war economy and the political manoeuvring that characterised the period. Index, bib, app, notes, maps, xxii, 273pp, SOUTH AFRICA. UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU-NATAL PRESS.

Paul Deleage, a young correspondent attached to the prestigious newspaper LE FIGARO, was the only French journalist sent to report on the Prince Imperial's African adventure during the Anglo-Zulu War of 1879. His account of the three months he spent with the British High Command, to which Prince Louis Napoleon was seconded, was published in French 125 years ago. This translation from the original (Trois Mois Chez les Zoulous) brings to life an extraordinary piece of history. It provides a unique and intimate picture of the last few months in the life of the French Prince Imperial, before his death by assegai in a valley far from home. With an introduction by Bill Guest. Translated from the French by Fleur Webb. Index, bib, b/w illus, maps, 212pp, SOUTH AFRICA. UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU-NATAL PRESS.

Explains the origins of the conflict, as well as the military systems and strategies used. Illustrated with maps and diagrams of military operations. Many colour and b/w illus. BNS, index, refs, xii, 201pp, SOUTH AFRICA. UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL PRESS.0869809725

Set in the context of the Anglo Boer war, this book tells the story of how a colonial official responsible for the well being of Zulu workers in the mines organised their safe passage back to Natal, then an English colony. B/w illus, 111pp, SOUTH AFRICA. KWELA BOOKS, 079570089X

In 1906, the authorities in the Colony of Natal put down, with great loss of life, an uprising that has become known as the Zulu or Bhambatha rebellion. Accounts have tended to concentrate on Bhambatha, the man who led the guerrilla war in the Nkandla forest, but this book shifts the focus to the Maphumulo area where two famous chiefs led their people in violent resistance to the colonial militia. 300pp, SOUTH AFRICA. UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU-NATAL PRESS.

Drawing on archives of the National Army Museum and letters and diaries of the people involved, the author vividly recreates one of the most discussed and analysed colonial wars, the Anglo Zulu war of 1879. Illustrated with photographs and drawings of the era. Index, xix, 294pp, UK. PAN MACMILLAN, 0330486292

A selection of articles taken from past issues of Anglo Zulu War Historical Society Journal. This collection represents some of the most current academic and archaeological research into the war and includes insights into the official cover up of the defeat at Isandlwana. Illustrated with b/w images. Index, notes, maps, 224pp, UK. PEN & SWORD BOOKS LTD, 1844150631

Narrates and commemorates the Zulu or Bhambatha rebellion of 1906 with riveting anecdotes, maps and illustrations, many of them previously unpublished. The people of KwaZulu-Natal, already suffering the material and social consequences of colonialism, were further provoked by the imposition of a poll tax and the official determination to treat all protests against the tax as defiance. The resistance that followed was put down with uncompromising violence - but the memory of rebellion became an inspiration to those who continued the struggle against racial exploitation in South Africa. Extensively illustrated. Index, 197pp, SOUTH AFRICA. UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU-NATAL PRESS.

Now available in paperback. An account of the most famous battle fought against the Zulus. Illustrated with b/w photographs. Index, notes, maps, 446pp, UK. CASSELL & CO, 0304366412

An examination of the social and psychological dimensions of the mythology of Shaka surveying how the myth solidified between the 1830s and the present. Includes four case studies of the most influential writers on Shaka: eyewitnesses Nathaniel Isaacs and Henry Francis Fynn, anthropologist AT Bryant, and novelist EA. Ritter. Index, bib, notes, 270pp, SOUTH AFRICA. UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL PRESS.

A well illustrated account of the battle for Rorke's Drift, comparing and examining over thirty eyewitness accounts and letters. Together with an in depth study of official reports, various journals and contemporary news reports, the author describes the events of the battle evoking the same feelings of uncertainty about the situation as did the defenders. Index, apps, bib, b/w illus, 168pp, UK. SPELLMOUNT PUBLISHERS, 1862272336

...less well known than her contemporary Olive Schreiner [although] in many ways a greater crusader against colonial injustice...[this account] has as much to say about the political role of women in late-Victorian colonial and metropolitan society as it does about the history of Kwa-Zulu-Natal Prof Shula Marks. B/w ill, notes, bib, index, xi, 498pp, UK. JAMES CURREY PUBLISHERS, 0852557914

Classic study of the rise of the Zulu nation and British-Zulu war that started in 1879. Originally published in 1965, this edition has an introduction by Chief Man-gosuthu Buthelezi. Index, bib, sources, maps, b/w photographs. 655pp, UK. PIMLICO.

Now in paperback. A new history of one of the most brutal and controversial British imperial conflicts of the nineteenth century. The author looks at the reasons why the British launched a pre-emptive strike against the Zulu Kingdom and why King Cetshwayo's attempts to sue for peace were ignored. Also discussed are the famous battles of Isandlwana and Rorke's Drift and their political legacies in the United Kingdom and South Africa, and the reports of atrocities committed by the British army. Illustrated with b/w images. Index, notes, bib, maps, xiv, 467pp, UK. PENGUIN BOOKS.

The full story of the battle of Isandhlwana and the cover up by the British of their defeat. Illustrated with contemporary records, Zulu testimony, maps and portraits. 8pp colour plates, 24 b/w plates, maps, BNS, 304pp, UK. Greenhill Books, 1853675059

A history of the Anglo-Zulu war covering the major battles and showing that the British victory was by no means easily won. The major figures on each side are profiled and their methodologies are examined in detail. Well illustrated with b/w images and photographs. Index, 222pp, UK. OSPREY, 1841768588

A history of the Zulu War seen from political, strategic, tactical and cultural perspectives. The author describes the background to the conflict, the events leading to the battles of Isandlwana and Rorke's Drift, and examines attitudes towards the war from differing perspectives. Illustrated with b/w images and photographs. Includes a chronology and a guide for further reading. Index, 95pp, UK. OSPREY, 1841766127