Isandlwana

In 1879, contrary to orders, Viscount Chelmsford led his troops into Zululand. But while Chelmsford and about half his men were away trying to intercept a Zulu force, their camp at Islandlwana was hit by a surprise attack. When the Viscount returned, the area was strewn with bodies. Armed with new information from recent excavation of the battle site, and important never-before-published documents highlighted in this lavishly illustrated volume, Adrian Greaves challenges all previous interpretations—the biggest disaster for the British in their colonial history.