The Washing of the Spears: The Rise and Fall of the Zulu Nation

The Washing of the Spears: The Rise and Fall of the Zulu Nation (Da Capo Press) (1ST ed.) - Greenlight

Contributor(s): Morris, Donald R (Author), Buthelezi, Mangosuthu (Introduction by)

ISBN: 0306808668 EAN: 9780306808661

Publisher: Da Capo Press (View Publisher's Titles)

US SRP: $ 25.95 US

Binding: Paperback - Other Formats

Pub Date: September 01, 1998

Annotation: Filled with colorful characters, dramatic battles, and an inexorable narrative momentum, this unsurpassed history details the 60-year existence of the Zulu Nation, from its brutal formation and zenith under the military genius Shaka (1787-1828) to its dissolution under Cetshwayo in the Zulu War of 1879. 77 illustrations. 2 maps.