
The Zulus at War
The History, Rise, and Fall of the Tribe That Washed Its Spears
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Kevin Free
By tracing the long and turbulent history of the Zulus from their arrival in South Africa and the establishment of Zululand, The Zulus at War is an important and readable addition to this popular subject area. It describes the violent rise of King Shaka and his colorful successors under whose leadership the warrior nation built a fearsome fighting reputation without equal among the native tribes of South Africa. It also examines the tactics and weapons employed during the numerous intertribal battles over this period. They then became victims of their own success in that their defeat of the Boers in 1877 and 1878 in the Sekhukhuni War prompted the well-documented British intervention. Initially the might of the British Empire was humbled as never before by the surprising Zulu victory at Isandlwana but the 1879 war ended with the brutal crushing of the Zulu nation. But, as Adrian Greaves reveals, this was by no means the end of the story. The little known consequences of the division of Zululand, the Boer War, and the 1906 Zulu Rebellion are analyzed in fascinating detail. An added attraction for listeners is that this long-awaited history is written not just by a leading authority but also, thanks to the coauthor’s contribution, from the Zulu perspective using much completely fresh material.
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Great content in need of better organization
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Would have been much better with someone familiar with how the words are supposed to be spoken.Who would you have cast as narrator instead of Kevin Free?
Trevor Noah or someone else familiar with South African languages.Narrator was cringeworthy with African words
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Great account of Zulu history
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good info poorly presented
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Very Good Summary on the Topic
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A Must Read. Amazing and informative.
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First and foremost, this book is a history of the Zulu tribe at war. It doesn’t profess to be a complete history of the tribe from its beginnings in the mists of time. Instead it focuses on a relatively short period of time.
Second, this isn’t a hit piece on the British or Boer settlement in the region. It is not a catalog of every mistake made by white during this time period.
What then is it? It’s as close to a fair and balanced description of the history of the Zulu people at war coupled with a comprehensive history of the actions taken by both the British and the Boers along with their repercussions for the Zulu.
Lastly, this book brings a startling new lens to bare on the multiple players who had an effect on the Zulus at war. Today the Zulu wars are little more than a footnote to history. By viewing their actions from the perspective of the Zulu people based on Zulu sources the authors have done a great service to the Zulu people, and all the people of South Africa.
History at it’s very best!
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It was interesting
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History truly repeats itself
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