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The battle has become legendary: 85 British soldiers, in a small outpost, holding off six full-scale Zulu attacks with only 27 casualties. But a brand new look at this infamous clash reveals that several things about the myth just don’t add up. While there was certainly incredible courage, there was also some astonishing cowardice, and increasing evidence reveals that the legend of Rorke’s Drift was created to divert attention from earlier mistakes that led to the slaughter at Islandlwana.
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Having spent many years as a police superintendent, Dr Adrian Greaves now devotes all his time to the study of the Anglo-Zulu Wars. He is the founder/editor of the Journal of the Anglo-Zulu War Historical Society, and gives regular battlefield tours of Isandlwana and Rorke's Drift.
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The DAILY MAIL ran an extract from RORKE'S DRIFT by Adrian Greaves on Saturday 22nd June. Adrian Greaves will be interviewed on BBC RADIO WALES's 'Good Morning Wales' (their equivalent of the Today programme) on Thursday 11th July. '...this account of the legendary battle of Rorke's Drift is highly recommen
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- PublisherWeidenfeld & Nicolson
- Publication date2022
- ISBN 10 0304366412
- ISBN 13 9780304366415
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages464
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