Rorke's Drift
вер. 2012 р. · Hachette UK
4,1star
Відгуки: 10report
Електронна книга
448
Сторінки
family_home
Можна додати
info
reportGoogle не перевіряє оцінки й відгуки. Докладніше.
Про цю електронну книгу
The story of the bravest battle ever fought.
On 22nd January 1879 a force of 20,000 Zulus overwhelmed and destroyed the British invading force at Isandlwana, killing and ritually disemboweling over 1200 troops. That afternoon, the same Zulu force turned their attention on a small outpost at Rorke's Drift.
The battle that ensued, one of the British Army's great epics, has since entered into legend. Throughout the night 85 men held off six full-scale Zulu attacks at the cost of only 27 casualties, forcing the Zulu army to withdraw. Eleven Victoria Crosses were awarded for bravery shown on that night, the largest number for any one engagement in history.
But as Adrian Greaves's new research shows there are several things about the myth of Rorke's Drift that don't add up. While it was the scene of undoubted bravery, it was also the scene of some astonishing cases of cowardice, and there is increasing evidence to suggest that the legend of Rorke's Drift was created to divert attention from the appalling British mistakes which caused the earlier defeat at Isandlwana.
On 22nd January 1879 a force of 20,000 Zulus overwhelmed and destroyed the British invading force at Isandlwana, killing and ritually disemboweling over 1200 troops. That afternoon, the same Zulu force turned their attention on a small outpost at Rorke's Drift.
The battle that ensued, one of the British Army's great epics, has since entered into legend. Throughout the night 85 men held off six full-scale Zulu attacks at the cost of only 27 casualties, forcing the Zulu army to withdraw. Eleven Victoria Crosses were awarded for bravery shown on that night, the largest number for any one engagement in history.
But as Adrian Greaves's new research shows there are several things about the myth of Rorke's Drift that don't add up. While it was the scene of undoubted bravery, it was also the scene of some astonishing cases of cowardice, and there is increasing evidence to suggest that the legend of Rorke's Drift was created to divert attention from the appalling British mistakes which caused the earlier defeat at Isandlwana.
Оцінки та відгуки
4,1
10 відгуків
Про автора
Having spent many years as a police superintendent, Dr Adrian Greaves now devotes all his time to the study of the Anglo-Zulu Wars. He is the founder/editor of the Journal of the Anglo-Zulu War Historical Society, and gives regular battlefield tours of Isandlwana and Rorke's Drift.
Оцініть цю електронну книгу
Повідомте нас про свої враження.
Як читати
Смартфони та планшети
Установіть додаток Google Play Книги для Android і iPad або iPhone. Він автоматично синхронізується з вашим обліковим записом і дає змогу читати книги в режимах онлайн і офлайн, де б ви не були.
Портативні та настільні комп’ютери
Ви можете слухати аудіокниги, куплені в Google Play, у веб-переглядачі на комп’ютері.
eReader та інші пристрої
Щоб користуватися пристроями для читання електронних книг із технологією E-ink, наприклад Kobo, вам знадобиться завантажити файл і перенести його на відповідний пристрій. Докладні вказівки з перенесення файлів на підтримувані пристрої можна знайти в Довідковому центрі.
