The Washing Of The Spears - A History Of The Rise And Fall Of The Zulu Nation Under Shaka And Its Fall In The Zulu War Of 1879

Donald R. Morris

ISBN 10: 067163108X / ISBN 13: 9780671631086

Published by Simon and Schuster, 1986

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Washing Of The Spears - A History Of The Rise And Fall Of The Zulu Nation Under Shaka And Its Fall In The Zulu War Of 1879
• Publisher: Simon and Schuster
• Publication Date: 1986
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 067163108X
• ISBN 13: 9780671631086
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Fair
• Weight: 36 ounces

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Synopsis

The title says it all. This is the definitive account of a bloody and tragic story.

About the Author

Donald R. Morris was born in 1924 and grew up in New York City. In 1948 he graduated from the US Naval Academy at Annapolis. After serving on several destroyers, he went on to Naval Intelligence School and Russian language training and was detailed to the CIA in 1956. He remained with the CIA and continued in the Naval Reserve until 1972, when he retired as a Lieutenant Commander. He earned two battle stars in Korea and holds the Navy Commendation medal. His 17 years with the CIA were spent almost entirely in Soviet counter-espionage operations. He was stationed for lengthy periods in Berlin, Paris, Kinshasa (Zaire) and Vietnam. For many years Donald Morris was also a foreign affairs columnist for the Houston Post. In 1989 he formed the Trident Syndicate and published a weekly newsletter on current events and foreign affairs. He died in 2002.