Author: CASTLE, IAN
Title: Zulu War - Volunteers, Irregulars & Auxiliaries
Description: Oxford, England: Osprey Publishing, 2003. Paperback. ISBN: 1841764841. Illustrated by Raffaele Ruggeri. Men-At-Arms Series; B&W and Color Illustrations; 9.8 X 6.6 X 0.2 inches; 48 pages; Soft cover is white with black lettering on spine. Pages are clean and tight. Slight rubbing, scuffing to covers. This is #388 in the 'Men-At-Arms' series. Illustrated with b/w photographs, drawings, a map and 8 vivid color plates. 'Mention of the Zulu War of 1879 inevitably conjures up images of the redcoats at Isandlwana and Rorke's Drift; it is often forgotten that the limited number of Imperial troops available led to the raising of several thousand local troops from Natal, Cape Colony and beyond. Typified by hard-riding white frontiersmen and lightly armed African infantry, these units made up for the British Army's severe shortage of cavalry scouts and local knowledge. Ian Castle's concise study of their organisation, uniforms, weapons, and campaign service covers a far wider range of units than ever previously published'. Index.. Near Fine .

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