Isandlwana: How the Zulus Humbled the British Empire
By: Adrian Greaves
3.87
Format: 382 pages, Kindle Edition
The story of the mighty imperial British army’s defeat at Iswandlwana in 1879 has been much written…
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13. Isandlwana: How the Zulus Humbled the British Empire
By: Adrian Greaves
3.87
Format: 382 pages, Kindle Edition
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