‘European History’ Book Reviews

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The Victorians

The Victorian period is one that has generated extra interest of late, largely in the wake of the centenary of Queen Victoria’s death. It’s a period of political reform, expansion, imperialism, war and revolution.

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The Anatomy of the Zulu Army from Shaka to Cetshwayo 1818-1879

Ian Knight is somewhat of an expert on Zulu military history and is well placed to author this work. Most literature covering the rise of the Zulu nation focuses almost exclusively on the Anglo-Zulu war, and is invariably written from the point of view of the British. What makes The Anatomy of the Zulu Army [...]