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History And Campaigns Of The Rifle Brigade Vol. I (History And Campaigns Of The Rifle Brigade #1)
by Colonel Willoughby VernerStory of The Rifle Brigade from its formation in 1800, its organization, uniform, equipment, arms and training and battles ending at Corunna in January 1809.The Rifle Brigade was formed in 1800 by detachments from various regiments as the 'Experimental Corps of Riflemen' initially and then 'Rifle Corps'. It was under this name that the new regiment first made its mark under Nelson in the following year at the Battle of Copenhagen. In 1803 it was designated the 95th (Rifle) Regiment and in 1816, after Waterloo, it was taken out of the numbered regiments of the line and styled 'The Rifle Brigade.' In this first part the author, who served in the regiment, traces the evolution of the Rifle Corps with the advent of the rifle, which replaced the musket, and its effect on tactics...Dress, drill, equipment and armament all feature and the important period spent at Shorncliffe when Sir John Moore, the father of the Light Brigade, commanded the garrison; he was then regarded as " the best trainer of troops England has ever possessed." The first taste of action came with the Ferrol Expedition in 1800 which had the destruction of the Spanish base. The 'Experimental Corps of Riflemen' contributed detachments numbering 170 under the command of Stewart. They were first ashore on 25th August and it was the only corps in action on that day, which henceforth was celebrated as the birthday of the Regiment. During the next nine years covered in this book the regiment served on many fronts--Copenhagen, Germany, Monte Video, Buenos Ayres and finally the Peninsula where the 2nd Battalion arrived on 12th July 1808 and fought its first action against the French, at Rolica on 17th August. This first part ends with the terrible retreat to and battle of Corunna in January 1809 where Moore "was struck down by a round shot ......the ball carrying away his left shoulder and leaving his arm hanging by the exposed tendons." Moore died of his wounds that same evening.--Print Ed.
History And Campaigns Of The Rifle Brigade Vol. II (History And Campaigns Of The Rifle Brigade #2)
by Colonel Willoughby VernerHistory of Rifle Brigade from 1809 to 1813 - mainly Peninsular War in which the regiment was involved from start to finish.On 10th May 1809 the strength of the 1st Battalion was 1,536 and the 2nd 1,579 and so a 3rd Battalion was formed. The unfortunate 2nd Battalion was involved in the Walcheren expedition August to December 1809 and when our troops evacuated the place battle deaths had amounted to 111, deaths from disease numbered over 4,000. But the main subject in this volume is the Peninsular War in which the regiment played a very active part from beginning to end. All three battalions were involved and seventeen Battle Honours were awarded, the highest number for any regiment in that campaign. The descriptions of operations are in detail, supported by superb maps. Throughout his account the author draws upon contemporary sources, official correspondence, despatches, reports, letters, diaries, reminiscences and on the work of such historians as Fortescue and Oman. --Print Ed.
History Comics: Fight on the Home Front (History Comics)
by Kate HanniganTurn back the clock with History Comics! In this volume, learn how millions of Americans joined the fight by working assembly lines, growing vegetables, and collecting scrap metal during World War II!When we think of war, we often focus on the battlefields. But during the war years of 1941 to 1945, Americans at home did whatever they could to support the troops and defeat the Nazis. While millions of soldiers ship out to fight on battlefronts in Europe and the Pacific, millions of men, women, and children step into new and exciting roles in cities and towns all across the United States. Four curious kids take us into factories, farms, and even kitchens to show what the fight on the home front looks like up close!
History Flows through Us: Germany, the Holocaust, and the Importance of Empathy
by Roger FrieHistory Flows through Us introduces a new dialogue between leading historians and psychoanalysts and provides essential insights into the nature of historical trauma. The contributors – German historians, historians of the Holocaust and psychoanalysts of different disciplinary backgrounds – address the synergy between history and psychoanalysis in an engaging and accessible manner. Together they develop a response to German history and the Holocaust that is future-oriented and timely in the presence of today’s ethnic hatreds. In the process, they help us to appreciate the emotional and political legacy of history’s collective crimes. This book illustrates how history and the psyche shape one another and the degree to which history flows through all of us as human beings. Its innovative cross-disciplinary approach draws on the work of the historian and psychoanalyst Thomas Kohut. The volume includes an extended dialogue with Kohut in which he reflects on the study of German history and the Holocaust at the intersection of history and psychoanalysis. This book demonstrates that the fields of history and psychoanalysis are each concerned with the role of empathy and with the study of memory and narrative. History Flows through Us will appeal to general readers, students and professionals in cultural history, Holocaust and trauma studies, sociology, psychoanalysis, psychotherapy and psychology.
History Happened Here: The American Revolution in New York State
by New York Historical SocietyA book with a lot of illustrations exploring American Revolution.
History Of The Attempt On Hitler’s Life (20 Jul #1944)
by Generalmajor Freiherr Rudolf Christoph von GersdorffA short but gripping account of the personal experiences of German Army Officer Freiherr Rudolf Christoph von Gersdorff, one of the conspirators against Adolf Hitler. He was deeply involved in the German opposition to the Nazi Party, and carried out an unsuccessful bomb attempt on Hitler's life in 1943.
History Of The Consulate And The Empire Of France Under Napoleon Vol. I [Illustrated Edition] (History Of The Consulate And The Empire Of France Under Napoleon #1)
by Marie Joseph Louis Adolphe Thiers D. Forbes CampbellThe product of twenty years of laborious hard work, this is the definitive work on Napoleon and his times at the helm of the French Nation, written by no less than the first President of the Third Republic.Thiers moved in the highest circles of society and met with many of the surviving generals and statesmen of France and her opponents and wove their recollections into this monumental history. Filled with a particularly Gallic flavour without going into hero-worship, this multi-volume history has stood the test of time.This first volume begins with Napoleon’s 1797 campaign to his ascent to the consulate in 1800.Includes the Napoleonic Wars Map Pack with over 155 maps and plans following the military career of Napoleon.
History Of The Consulate And The Empire Of France Under Napoleon Vol. I [Illustrated Edition] (History Of The Consulate And The Empire Of France Under Napoleon #12)
by Marie Joseph Louis Adolphe Thiers D. Forbes CampbellThe product of twenty years of laborious hard work, this is the definitive work on Napoleon and his times at the helm of the French Nation, written by no less than the first President of the Third Republic.<P><P> Thiers moved in the highest circles of society and met with many of the surviving generals and statesmen of France and her opponents and wove their recollections into this monumental history. Filled with a particularly Gallic flavour without going into hero-worship, this multi-volume history has stood the test of time.<P> This first volume begins with Napoleon’s 1797 campaign to his ascent to the consulate in 1800.<P> Includes the Napoleonic Wars Map Pack with over 155 maps and plans following the military career of Napoleon.
History Of The Consulate And The Empire Of France Under Napoleon Vol. II [Illustrated Edition] (History Of The Consulate And The Empire Of France Under Napoleon #2)
by Marie Joseph Louis Adolphe Thiers D. Forbes CampbellThe product of twenty years of laborious hard work, this is the definitive work on Napoleon and his times at the helm of the French Nation, written by no less than the first President of the Third Republic.<P><P> Thiers moved in the highest circles of society and met with many of the surviving generals and statesmen of France and her opponents and wove their recollections into this monumental history. Filled with a particularly Gallic flavour without going into hero-worship, this multi-volume history has stood the test of time.<P> This second volume details the brief period of peace as the contending opponents rebuild their armies and the Peace of Amiens is finally ruptured in 1803.<P> Includes the Napoleonic Wars Map Pack with over 155 maps and plans following the military career of Napoleon.<P>
History Of The Consulate And The Empire Of France Under Napoleon Vol. III [Illustrated Edition] (History Of The Consulate And The Empire Of France Under Napoleon #3)
by Marie Joseph Louis Adolphe Thiers D. Forbes CampbellThe product of twenty years of laborious hard work, this is the definitive work on Napoleon and his times at the helm of the French Nation, written by no less than the first President of the Third Republic.<P><P> Thiers moved in the highest circles of society and met with many of the surviving generals and statesmen of France and her opponents and wove their recollections into this monumental history. Filled with a particularly Gallic flavour without going into hero-worship, this multi-volume history has stood the test of time.<P> This third volume recounts the forging of Napoleon’s finest instrument the Grande Armée of 1805 and their stupendous Ulm campaign, yet the French navy was shattered at Trafalgar.<P> Includes the Napoleonic Wars Map Pack with over 155 maps and plans following the military career of Napoleon.
History Of The Consulate And The Empire Of France Under Napoleon Vol. IV [Illustrated Edition] (History Of The Consulate And The Empire Of France Under Napoleon #4)
by Marie Joseph Louis Adolphe Thiers D. Forbes CampbellThe product of twenty years of laborious hard work, this is the definitive work on Napoleon and his times at the helm of the French Nation, written by no less than the first President of the Third Republic.<P><P> Thiers moved in the highest circles of society and met with many of the surviving generals and statesmen of France and her opponents and wove their recollections into this monumental history. Filled with a particularly Gallic flavour without going into hero-worship, this multi-volume history has stood the test of time.<P> Napoleon’s power reaches its zenith in the fourth volume with the crushing of Austria at Austerlitz in 1805, Prussia at Jena in 1806 and Russia at Friedland in 1807.<P> Includes the Napoleonic Wars Map Pack with over 155 maps and plans following the military career of Napoleon.
History Of The Consulate And The Empire Of France Under Napoleon Vol. IX [Illustrated Edition] (History Of The Consulate And The Empire Of France Under Napoleon #9)
by Marie Joseph Louis Adolphe Thiers D. Forbes CampbellThe product of twenty years of laborious hard work, this is the definitive work on Napoleon and his times at the helm of the French Nation, written by no less than the first President of the Third Republic.<P><P> Thiers moved in the highest circles of society and met with many of the surviving generals and statesmen of France and her opponents and wove their recollections into this monumental history. Filled with a particularly Gallic flavour without going into hero-worship, this multi-volume history has stood the test of time.<P> Volume Nine chronicles the 1813 campaign in Germany as Napoleon is finally decisively beaten in the field at the battle of Leipzig.<P> Includes the Napoleonic Wars Map Pack with over 155 maps and plans following the military career of Napoleon.<P>
History Of The Consulate And The Empire Of France Under Napoleon Vol. V [Illustrated Edition] (History Of The Consulate And The Empire Of France Under Napoleon #5)
by Marie Joseph Louis Adolphe Thiers D. Forbes CampbellThe product of twenty years of laborious hard work, this is the definitive work on Napoleon and his times at the helm of the French Nation, written by no less than the first President of the Third Republic.<P><P> Thiers moved in the highest circles of society and met with many of the surviving generals and statesmen of France and her opponents and wove their recollections into this monumental history. Filled with a particularly Gallic flavour without going into hero-worship, this multi-volume history has stood the test of time.<P> In this fifth volume Napoleon determines to crush the last of the Bourbons, those of Spain, and becoming entangled in the ‘Spanish Ulcer’.<P> Includes the Napoleonic Wars Map Pack with over 155 maps and plans following the military career of Napoleon.
History Of The Consulate And The Empire Of France Under Napoleon Vol. VI [Illustrated Edition] (History Of The Consulate And The Empire Of France Under Napoleon #6)
by Marie Joseph Louis Adolphe Thiers D. Forbes CampbellThe product of twenty years of laborious hard work, this is the definitive work on Napoleon and his times at the helm of the French Nation, written by no less than the first President of the Third Republic.<P><P> Thiers moved in the highest circles of society and met with many of the surviving generals and statesmen of France and her opponents and wove their recollections into this monumental history. Filled with a particularly Gallic flavour without going into hero-worship, this multi-volume history has stood the test of time.<P> In this sixth volume Napoleon struggles to fight on two fronts with his armies stuck in attritional struggles in Spain and Austria attempting to reconquer their lost territory in 1809.<P> Includes the Napoleonic Wars Map Pack with over 155 maps and plans following the military career of Napoleon.
History Of The Consulate And The Empire Of France Under Napoleon Vol. VII [Illustrated Edition] (History Of The Consulate And The Empire Of France Under Napoleon #7)
by Marie Joseph Louis Adolphe Thiers D. Forbes CampbellThe product of twenty years of laborious hard work, this is the definitive work on Napoleon and his times at the helm of the French Nation, written by no less than the first President of the Third Republic.<P><P> Thiers moved in the highest circles of society and met with many of the surviving generals and statesmen of France and her opponents and wove their recollections into this monumental history. Filled with a particularly Gallic flavour without going into hero-worship, this multi-volume history has stood the test of time.<P> In this seventh volume Britain becomes more involved in the Peninsular War, Napoleon determines to finally come to terms with his erstwhile ally Russia.<P> Includes the Napoleonic Wars Map Pack with over 155 maps and plans following the military career of Napoleon.
History Of The Consulate And The Empire Of France Under Napoleon Vol. VIII [Illustrated Edition] (History Of The Consulate And The Empire Of France Under Napoleon #8)
by Marie Joseph Louis Adolphe Thiers D. Forbes CampbellThe product of twenty years of laborious hard work, this is the definitive work on Napoleon and his times at the helm of the French Nation, written by no less than the first President of the Third Republic.<P><P> Thiers moved in the highest circles of society and met with many of the surviving generals and statesmen of France and her opponents and wove their recollections into this monumental history. Filled with a particularly Gallic flavour without going into hero-worship, this multi-volume history has stood the test of time.<P> Volume Eight chronicles the disastrous 1812 campaign in Russia and the retreat that wrecked the Grande Armée.<P> Includes the Napoleonic Wars Map Pack with over 155 maps and plans following the military career of Napoleon.
History Of The Consulate And The Empire Of France Under Napoleon Vol. X [Illustrated Edition] (History Of The Consulate And The Empire Of France Under Napoleon #10)
by Marie Joseph Louis Adolphe Thiers D. Forbes CampbellThe product of twenty years of laborious hard work, this is the definitive work on Napoleon and his times at the helm of the French Nation, written by no less than the first President of the Third Republic.<P><P> Thiers moved in the highest circles of society and met with many of the surviving generals and statesmen of France and her opponents and wove their recollections into this monumental history. Filled with a particularly Gallic flavour without going into hero-worship, this multi-volume history has stood the test of time.<P> Volume Ten sees Napoleon finally forced from the throne of France in 1814 and thrown sent into exile on the island of Elba.<P> Includes the Napoleonic Wars Map Pack with over 155 maps and plans following the military career of Napoleon.
History Of The Consulate And The Empire Of France Under Napoleon Vol. XI [Illustrated Edition] (History Of The Consulate And The Empire Of France Under Napoleon #11)
by Marie Joseph Louis Adolphe Thiers D. Forbes CampbellThe product of twenty years of laborious hard work, this is the definitive work on Napoleon and his times at the helm of the French Nation, written by no less than the first President of the Third Republic.<P><P> Thiers moved in the highest circles of society and met with many of the surviving generals and statesmen of France and her opponents and wove their recollections into this monumental history. Filled with a particularly Gallic flavour without going into hero-worship, this multi-volume history has stood the test of time.<P> Volume Eleven recounts Napoleon’s sudden return to France following the brief and unpopular restoration of the Bourbons to the throne.<P> Includes the Napoleonic Wars Map Pack with over 155 maps and plans following the military career of Napoleon.
History Of The Expedition To Russia, Undertaken By The Emperor Napoleon, In The Year 1812 [Illustrated Edition]
by Gen. Philippe-Paul comte de SégurIncludes over 180 illustrations, portraits and maps covering the Russian Campaign of 1812.French general and historian Philippe-Paul, Comte de Ségur two-volume account of the invasion of Russia, first published in French in 1824, has been through many editions and has been translated into many languages. It is both a military history and an eyewitness account.This 2nd edition English translation was first published in 1825 and remains immensely valuable to historians' understanding of Napoleon's ultimately disastrous Russian strategy. Volume 1 covers the invasion and the advance on Moscow, and Volume 2 covers the arrival of the French army at a deserted Moscow, details the conditions endured and the lives lost in the course of the retreat.
History Of The Third Infantry Division In World War II, Vol. I (History Of The Third Infantry Division In World War II #1)
by Lt. Donald G. TaggartFew units in the U.S. Army can boast as proud a unit history as the Third Infantry Division; it fought on all of the Europe and North African fronts that American soldiers were engaged against the Axis forces during World War II. The 3rd Infantry Division saw combat in North Africa, Sicily, Italy, France, Germany and Austria for 531 consecutive days. In this official division history written by the officers who served with the unit at the time serves as a fascinating memorial and a detailed history of the "Marne Division" during World War II.The 3rd Inf. Division made landfall in Fedala on the 8th November 1942 as part of Operation Torch during the Allied invasion of North Africa and was engaged in heavy fighting before the German and Italian troops were finally levered out of the continent. The division was back in the thick of the fighting in Sicily under the command of such famous leaders as Generals Lucien Truscott, Omar Bradley and George S. Patton. As part of General Mark Clark's U.S. Fifth army it engaged in some of the bloodiest engagements of the Italian campaign at Salerno beaches, Volturno river, Monte Cassino and Anzio. Under their old division commander General Truscott they formed part of the force that landed in Southern France and battled into the heart of Germany before the eventual capitulation of the Nazi High command in 1945.Richly illustrated with maps and pictures throughout.
History Of The Third Infantry Division In World War II, Vol. II (History Of The Third Infantry Division In World War II #2)
by Lt. Donald G. TaggartFew units in the U.S. Army can boast as proud a unit history as the Third Infantry Division; it fought on all of the Europe and North African fronts that American soldiers were engaged against the Axis forces during World War II. The 3rd Infantry Division saw combat in North Africa, Sicily, Italy, France, Germany and Austria for 531 consecutive days. In this official division history written by the officers who served with the unit at the time serves as a fascinating memorial and a detailed history of the "Marne Division" during World War II.The 3rd Inf. Division made landfall in Fedala on the 8th November 1942 as part of Operation Torch during the Allied invasion of North Africa and was engaged in heavy fighting before the German and Italian troops were finally levered out of the continent. The division was back in the thick of the fighting in Sicily under the command of such famous leaders as Generals Lucien Truscott, Omar Bradley and George S. Patton. As part of General Mark Clark's U.S. Fifth army it engaged in some of the bloodiest engagements of the Italian campaign at Salerno beaches, Volturno river, Monte Cassino and Anzio. Under their old division commander General Truscott they formed part of the force that landed in Southern France and battled into the heart of Germany before the eventual capitulation of the Nazi High command in 1945.Richly illustrated with maps and pictures throughout.
History Of The Third Infantry Division In World War II, Vol. III (History Of The Third Infantry Division In World War II #3)
by Lt. Donald G. TaggartFew units in the U.S. Army can boast as proud a unit history as the Third Infantry Division; it fought on all of the Europe and North African fronts that American soldiers were engaged against the Axis forces during World War II. The 3rd Infantry Division saw combat in North Africa, Sicily, Italy, France, Germany and Austria for 531 consecutive days. In this official division history written by the officers who served with the unit at the time serves as a fascinating memorial and a detailed history of the "Marne Division" during World War II.The 3rd Inf. Division made landfall in Fedala on the 8th November 1942 as part of Operation Torch during the Allied invasion of North Africa and was engaged in heavy fighting before the German and Italian troops were finally levered out of the continent. The division was back in the thick of the fighting in Sicily under the command of such famous leaders as Generals Lucien Truscott, Omar Bradley and George S. Patton. As part of General Mark Clark's U.S. Fifth army it engaged in some of the bloodiest engagements of the Italian campaign at Salerno beaches, Volturno river, Monte Cassino and Anzio. Under their old division commander General Truscott they formed part of the force that landed in Southern France and battled into the heart of Germany before the eventual capitulation of the Nazi High command in 1945.Richly illustrated with maps and pictures throughout.
History Of The War In France And Belgium In 1815. 3rd Edition
by Pickle Partners Publishing Captain William SiborneThis ebook is purpose built and is proof-read and re-type set from the original to provide an outstanding experience of reflowing text for an ebook reader. When Captain Siborne died in 1849, it is unlikely that he was aware of the enduring historical legacy that he was to leave behind. His History of the War in France and Belgium in 1815 has become the most well known English history of the famous campaign and despite being written over 150 years ago is still in print, still eminently readable and remarkably accurate. The book was the result of his life's work and passionate dedication to the "Waterloo Model" which depicts a stage of the battle in tremendous detail. The accuracy of the book is accounted for by four tremendously important points; Firstly, Siborne was engaged by the British military establishment to produce a model of the battle of Waterloo, which he did with scrupulous accuracy including painstaking research on the battle ground and environs including surveys of the ground. Secondly, Siborne was a noted topographical engineer who wrote a number of treatises and one of the standard works of the time enabling his appreciation of the battle to be precise and avoid fault of many histories written merely from maps (some produced years afterward)of the area. Thirdly, he undertook what was a the time a ground-breaking "questionnaire" of the surviving officers of the British, King's German Legion, Hanoverian units involved, to piece together the events of the day. These letters were published in part by Siborne's son much later. Fourthly he expanded his search for eye-witness testimony to both the Prussian and French army staffs, and although rebuffed by the French, who were understandably tender about the loss of the battle and their Emperor with it, his enquiries were fruitful amongst the Prussian command who supplied a priceless counterbalance to the sometimes jingoistic British accounts. Siborne and his works were ahead of their time, and his search for an accurate representation of the battle won him few friends at Horse Guards. Funding was difficult to obtain from the British establishment and Siborne's attempts at self-funding the model which was his life's work were unsuccessful, Siborne died a broken man. He left behind the "Waterloo Model" and a larger scale model which are housed at the Royal Army Museum in London and this excellent book. We chose the third edition as it includes the impassioned defence of his work against the plagiarism of Rev R Gleig's "Story of Waterloo" and a number of notable changes from the first and second editions prompted by further eye-witness testimony gathered by Siborne. Text taken, whole and complete, from the 1848 third edition, published in London by T and W Boone Original - 667 pages. Author - Captain William Siborne (15 October 1797-9 January 1849) Linked TOC. - in keeping with the format of the times that the book was published the table of contents includes the summary notes of each chapter.
History Of The War In The Peninsular And In The South Of France, From The Year 1807 To The Year 1814 – Vol. III (History Of The War In The Peninsular And In The South Of France, From The Year 1807 To The Year 1814 #3)
by General William Francis Patrick Napier K.C.B.A masterful, epic account of the Spanish Ulcer that drained Napoleon's resources and played a pivotal role in the end of his domination of Europe.The author served with distinction in the actions of the Light Division, such as the epic march to Talavera, the battles of Fuentes d’Oñoro, Salamanca, Nivelle, Orthes and Toulouse. He left the service a General and Knight Commander of the Order of Bath. Napier’s History would rank as the most important history to be written by an actual participant, and was as controversial with his countrymen as amoung his contemporaries on the Continent. In this third volume (Mid-1810 to Sept 1811), covers the third French invasion of Portugal under Massena, although he outnumbers his British and Portuguese opponents is beset by problems, not the least of which are his sub-ordinates who are loath to obey him. As he drives into Portugal he is given a bloody nose at the battle of Busaco, and a horrible surprise at the lines of Torres Vedras, which are impregnable. Forced to retire through devastated countryside, culminating in the battle of Fuentes D’Oñoro as he tries to relieve the garrison of Almeida, which had been left behind. All in all the French would never set foot in force again in Portugal and Wellington’s strategies would be vindicated.However Napier put these events in their proper context, the seemingly inexorable march to an Allied victory is far from the reality of the situation; an expedition to Fuengirola under Lord Blayney is routed, British expeditions along the Eastern coast of Spain are foiled and in the case of Taragona, it falls in sight of the force sent to aid it. The Regency of Portugal and the court in Brazil intrigue and cause trouble and strife, the Spanish troops start to rack up some small scale victories but are handled and led badly in most cases. The detached corps of Marshal Beresford fights the bloody battle Albuera, Napier is none too kind in his criticisms of his actions.
History Of The Zulu War And Its Origin (Cambridge Library Collection - Naval And Military History Ser.)
by Frances Colenso Edward DurnfordThe Zulu War-by possibly its most authentic historians.Most written histories intend to be accurate, but they often suffer from the bias of perspective, and whilst this history of the Anglo-Zulu War is no exception, it is exceptional in that it is decidedly not a view of the conflict from an Imperial British standpoint. Francis Colenso was the daughter of Bishop Colenso, whose Bishopric included Zululand at the time of the war. She knew the Zulu nation well, had an affection for it and in company with her father was an ardent advocate in its cause. She was well aware of the many shameful calumnies perpetrated against it by the British including the bringing about of the war of 1879 itself. This history, written by an author who was on the spot, was originally published very shortly after the events themselves took place. It provides a very different view, far removed from a story of Imperial glory or folly. Ultimately the traditional Zulu way of life was destroyed by the war and the injustice and tragedy of that is painfully elaborated in these pages. 'Fanny' Colenso had a close personal relationship with Colonel Anthony Durnford, who fell at Isandlwana and who became one of Lord Chelmsford's scapegoats for the disaster. For the military aspects of her history she called upon the assistance of Durnford's brother, Edward-also a soldier-to provide vital expertise, credibility, accuracy and authority. This is the first and possibly the most important history of the Zulu War and the events that bought it about and is an essential component of any library of the history of South Africa.