The Zulu War

The Zulu War (1973) by Alan Lloyd – Sold by Crappy Old Books

Blood, empire, and high Victorian hubris—Alan Lloyd’s The Zulu War is a riveting deep-dive into one of the most dramatic and mismanaged military campaigns of the British Empire. First published in 1973, this richly detailed account brings the Anglo-Zulu War of 1879 to vivid life, from the stunning disaster at Isandlwana to the desperate heroics at Rorke’s Drift and the eventual toppling of the Zulu kingdom.

With the narrative flair of a novelist and the research rigour of a historian, Lloyd explores not just the battlefield tactics and political blunders, but also the human cost—on both sides. It’s imperial pomp clashing with indigenous resistance, and the result is both thrilling and sobering.

Condition: Slightly yellowed like a colonial officer’s moustache, but otherwise intact. Spine a little weary from years of service, much like the British Army it describes.

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Almost new condition, hardback, first edition, with good dust jacket.

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