Historical dictionary of the Zulu wars / John Laband.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Laband, John, author.

Series:

Historical Dictionaries of War, Revolution, and Civil Unrest.

Historical Dictionaries of War, Revolution, and Civil Unrest

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Wars.

Zulu (African people)--Wars--19th century--Dictionaries.

Zulu (African people).

South Africa--History, Military--19th century .

South Africa.

Zululand (South Africa)--History, Military--19th century .

Zululand (South Africa).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (448 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

New York : Bloomsbury Publishing (US), 2025.

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : Scarecrow Press, 2009.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file rdaft

Summary:

The Historical Dictionary of the Zulu Wars unravels and elucidates Zulu history during the 50 years between the initial settler threat to the kingdom and its final dismemberment and absorption into the colonial order. This is done through a chronology, an introductory essay, a bibliography, maps and photos, and over 900 entries in the dictionary range widely to cover all the military campaigns and battles of the period, as well as the military systems, arms and equipment, logistical arrangements, military planning, fortifications, strongholds and individual units of the Zulu, Boers and British

Contents:

Contents; Editor's Foreword; Acknowledgments; Reader's Notes; Acronyms and Abbreviations; Maps; Chronology; Introduction; The Dictionary; Glossary; Bibliography; About the Author

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 331-380).

ISBN:

979-88-8183-747-1

1-282-49968-8

9786612499685

0-8108-6300-6

OCLC:

434042311