Pen & Sword/Frontline Books have produced yet another useful volume about the Victorian Empire. This one covers the battles of Isandlwana and Rorke's Drift. Students of the Empire; people interested in the regimental histories of the South Wales Borderers and the Royal Engineers; and anyone who has enjoyed the classic film Zulu will want to read this. [b] 5 out of 5 [/b] [b] Read the Full Review [link=https://www.arrse.co.uk/community/threads/review-the-rorkes-drift-commanders-gonville-bromhead-and-john-chard.311925/] Here [/link] [/b]
Army Rumour Service (ARRSE)

New Masterpiece for our library. Read the full Spanish review [link=http://miniaturasjm.com/mi-biblioteca/the-angloboer-war-in-100-objects/]here[/link]
Miniaturas JM

The 260 compelling letters excerpted in this volume convey a sense of immediacy, realism, and the perceptions, observations, hopes and fears of the soldiers and civilians involved in all aspects of the siege of Kimberley. They superbly supplement the published and official accounts of the Boer War and make a significant contribution to one's understanding of this last major British imperial conflict.
British Commission for Military History

While this book is undeniably of value for its illumination of trench warfare, the writer has a distinct voice of his own, which makes it doubly valuable.
Steve Earles, destructive-music.com

Renowned expert on Zulu military and author of a number of books on the Anglo-Zulu war, Ian Knight has put together a collaboration of the most important and insightful reminisces of the bloody war of 1879 in one volume. The brutal and destructive nature of the war led to the deaths of over 7,000 Zulu warriors , their king being deposed , their government overturned and their homes and crops laid to waste which , in effect ,puts in to question the morality of our British soldiers. These generals who were educated members of Victorian society were not considered brutal men , but believed that the preservation of the British Empire was of the upmost importance and by expanding territorially they were spreading the just cause of Christian enlightenment. Knight provides an entertaining and insightful read for the general reader and an essential text for anyone studying the war by linking and evaluating each of the accounts and providing a brief outline of each soldiers career and role in the.. Read more
Jayne (customer review)