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The Washing of the Spears A History of the Rise of the Zulu Nation Under Shaka and Its Fall in the Zulu War of 1879

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Publisher's Synopsis

Filled with colourful characters, dramatic battles like Isandhlwana and Rorke's Drift, and an inexorable narrative momentum, this unsurpassed history details the sixty-year existence of the world's mightiest African empire,from its brutal formation and zenith under the military genius Shaka (1787-1828), through its inevitable collision with white expansionism, to its dissolution under Cetshwayo in the Zulu War of 1879.

About the Publisher

Da Capo Press

Little, Brown is the literary hardback imprint that feeds into our Abacus paperback list. We publish across a wide range of areas, including fiction, history, memoir, science and travel, but within this diverse list the vast majority of books have in common a strong narrative and a distinctive voice.

Book information

ISBN: 9780306808661
Publisher: Little, Brown
Imprint: Da Capo Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 968.4004963986
DEWEY edition: 22
Language: English
Number of pages: 655
Weight: 957g
Height: 229mm
Width: 152mm
Spine width: 44mm