Ron Lock: 4 books
Hill of Squandered Valour
The Battle for Spion Kop, 1900
Language: English
Release Date: October 25, 2011
The Battle of Spion Kop was fought during the campaign to relieve Ladysmith, South Africa, after the Boers of the Transvaal and Orange Free State had gotten a jump on the British Empire and besieged a British army in the town. It was the single bloodiest episode in the campaign, as well as a harbinger...
The Anglo Zulu War - Isandlwana
The Revelation of a Disaster
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2017
In 1878, H.M. High Commissioner for Southern Africa and the Lieut. General Commanding H.M. Forces, clandestinely conspired to invade the Zulu Kingdom. Drastically underestimating their foe, within days of entering the Zulu Kingdom the invaders had been vanquished in one of the greatest disasters ever...
Zulu Conquered
The March of the Red Soldiers, 1822–1888
Language: English
Release Date: August 19, 2010
The first Britons to reach Zululand were a handful of shipwrecked traders. They found themselves completely at the mercy of a nation whose name would become a byword for ferocity and courage. The castaways were fearful of their lives but, to their surprise, were well treated and prospered.
At...
Zulu Victory
The Epic of Isandlwana and the cover-up
Language: English
Release Date: November 19, 2015
The battle of Isandlwana – a great Zulu victory – was one of the worst defeats ever to befall a British Army. At noon on 22 January 1879, a British camp, garrisoned by over 1700 troops, was attacked and overwhelmed by 20,000 Zulu warriors. The defeat of the British, armed with the most modern...