Rorke's Drift By Those Who Were There: Volume I

During the Battle of iSandlwana in 1879, a Zulu force of 3,000 warriors attacked the small outpost of Rorke's Drift, defended by 150 British and Imperial troops. Despite the overwhelming odds, the British survived and won the battle, which is considered one of the most heroic actions in British military history. Rorke's Drift By Those Who Were There, an updated edition of a classic work, includes first-person accounts from the combatants on both the British and Zulu sides, providing a unique breadth of knowledge about the battle.

Format: Hardback
Length: 256 pages
Publication date: 30 January 2023
Publisher: Greenhill Books

The great host came steadily on, spreading out, spreading out, till they seemed like a giant pair of nut-crackers opening round the little nut of Rorke's Drift.

- Surgeon Major James Henry Reynolds V.C.,Army Medical Department

On 22 January 1879, during the final hour of the Battle of iSandlwana - one of the greatest disasters ever to befall British troops during the Victorian era - a very different story was about to unfold a few miles away at the mission station of Rorke's Drift. When a Zulu force of more than 3,000 warriors turned their attention to the small outpost, defended by around 150 British and Imperial troops, the odds of the British surviving were staggeringly low. The British victory that ensued, therefore, would go down as one of the most heroic actions of all time, and has enraptured military history enthusiasts for decades.

Featuring a wide range of first-hand accounts and testimonies from those present during the Battle of Rorke's Drift, Rorke's Drift By Those Who Were There is a remarkable work of Anglo-Zulu military history by those who know the topic best, Lee Stevenson and Ian Knight. This updated edition of the classic work of the same name includes even more first-person accounts from the combatants on both the British and Zulu sides. Providing personal, microscopic accounts of events, while at the same time presenting a clear overview of the battle in its entirety, readers will gain an impressive, unique breadth of knowledge about one of the most awe-inspiring battles in British history.

Dimension: 234 x 156 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781784388317