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1. "The Terrible NIght at Rorke's Drift - The Zulu War, 1879" by James W. Bancroft: hardcover, cherry red cloth cover, the text on the spine in gold-colored ink, with dust jacket, copyrighted by the author in 1988, 1990, 1991 and 1992, published in the United Kingdom in 1988 by Spellmount Limited of Speldhurst, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, fifth impression in 1993, also published in South Africa by Ashanti Publishing, printed and bound in Great Britain by Biddles Limited of Guildford and King's Lynn, ISBN 0-946771-94-4. As stated on the dust jacket: "This is a graphic account of how British men behaved as gallant soldiers in their struggle for survival, and Zulu natives fought as brave warriors in their efforts to overpower them, during the epic defence of the storehouse and field hospital at Rorke's Drift, Natal, at the beginning of the Zulu War in January 1879. It is the result of a close comparison and examination of over thirty eye-witness accounts and letters, together with an in-depth study of official reports, various journals, and the newspapers printed at the time of the war. The narrative has been written in a way that allows the reader to experience the events with the same feelings of uncertainty about the situation as did the defenders. The work expresses the comradeship and horror of hand-to-hand combat, and highlights the fighting spirit of the British soldier, as officers and men tried to cope with the terrible events thrust upon them. For this single action alone fifteen gallantry medals were awarded. The story brings to light and clarifies several new facts that have been overlooked in previous books about the battle, and is accompanied by a chapter of explanatory notes and biographies that go into considerable detail about the men who played the most prominent part in the defence of Rorke's Drift." It contains nine chapters: 1. Zulu Defiance; 2. The Wild Frontier; 3. 'When suddenly...'; 4. 'Here they come!'; 5. The Hospital Siege; 6. Behind the Entrenchment; 7. The Smoke Clears; 8. Revenge; 9. Notes and Tributes. It concludes with two Appendices, a Bibliography, a six page Index and an Acknowledgements & Credits. The book contains 168 pages, entailing 160 pages of text, graphics and photographs, printed in black ink, along with eight pages of colour plates (pages 81-88), printed in four-colour inks, all 160 pages on a white satin-finished paper stock, measuring 203 mm (w) x 277 (h) x 15.5 mm (d), near extremely fine.
2. "The Zulu War" by Angus McBride: softcover, perfect-bound, laminated finish on the cover, part of the Osprey - Men-at-Arms Series, copyrighted and published in 1976 by Osprey Publishing Limited of London, member company of the George Philip Group, this edition reprinted in 1982, Filmset by BAS Printers Limited of Wallop, Hampshire, printed in Hong Kong, ISBN 0 85045 256 2. It begins with an Introduction and contains seven chapters: 1. Rise of the Zulu; 2. Regiments; 3. Weapons; 4. The Zulu on Campaign; 5. The Outbreak of War (The Invasion Plan; Isandlwana; Rorke's Drift; Eshowe; Hlobane; Kambula; Gingindlovu); 6. The Second Invasion (Ulundi); 7. The Plates. The book contains 40 pages of text, graphics and photographs, printed in black ink, along with eight pages of colour plates (A through H) inserted between pages 24 and 25, printed in four-colour inks, all 56 pages on a white satin-finished paper stock, measuring 183 mm, (w) x 247 mm (h) x 5 mm (d), better than very fine.
3. "The Zulu War" by David Clammer: softcover, perfect-bound, laminated finish on the cover, part of the Battle Standards series by David & Charles Publishers, first published in hardcover form in 1973, this edition published in 1988 and printed in Great Britain by Redwood Burn Limited of Trowbridge, Wiltshire, ISBN 0-7193-9246-8. It begins with a Table of Contents, followed by a List of Plates and a List of Maps. It contains eleven chapters: 1. The Way to War; 2. The Invasion; 3. Isandhlwana; 4. The Defence of Rorke's Drift; 5. The Right Flank Column; 6. The Left Flank Column; 7. Hlobane and Kambula; 8. The Relief of Eshowe; 9. Reorganisation; 10. The Prince Imperial; 11. Ulundi. It concludes with six Appendices, a Bibliography, an Acknowledgements and a seven page Index. The book contains 240 pages, entailing 224 pages of text, maps and charts, on a thick newsprint stock, complemented by 16 pages of black and white photographs (pages 129-144), on a coated white paper stock, plus cover, printed in black ink, measuring 127 mm (w) x 198 mm (h) x 18 mm (d), exhibiting wear in the lamination on the front cover and creasing on the back cover, the pages having yellowed with age, fine.
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