Bibliograph

The Curling letters of the Zulu War, 'there was an awful slaughter', editors, Brian Best and Adrian Greaves

Type

Label

The Curling letters of the Zulu War, 'there was an awful slaughter', editors, Brian Best and Adrian Greaves

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The Curling letters of the Zulu War

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

editors, Brian Best and Adrian Greaves

Sub title

'there was an awful slaughter'

Summary

"The crushing defeat suffered by the British Army by the Zulus at Isandlwana on 22 January 1879 is by any standards a gripping and shocking story. The discovery of a complete set of diaries written by a young Royal Artillery officer who was the only survivor of his unit which lost all their guns is a very important find. Not only does this superb record tell of the dramatic events of that fateful day but it captures the atmosphere of the whole campaign and the age in which it was fought, and makes for compulsive reading. "

Target audience

adult

Classification