Witnesses at Isandlwana - Neil Thornton & Michael Denigan - Signed Copy

Witnesses at Isandlwana - Neil Thornton & Michael Denigan

Neil Thornton has produced articles on a diverse range of military history and has contributed to an array of military publications through his extensive research. He is an experienced speaker and regularly provides talks and workshops for schools, historical groups and the armed forces. The author also involves himself in a variety of military projects. His first book for Fonthill Media was the critically acclaimed Rorke’s Drift: A New Perspective (2016). confusion' surrounding instructions to attack; the mistakes at Inkermann and the Redan, the wearying cold. We also get an insight into the quieter moments in camp and the friendships forged between the men.

Supplemented by the editor's excellent footnotes and detailed biographical index, this is a revealing and intimate history of all those involved in the Crimean War.

On 22 January 1879, British forces in Zululand suffered a shocking and unimaginable defeat at the hands of the Zulus, resulting in over 1300 dead, including more than 800 regular British soldiers. But the Zulu victory came at a cost, and their losses were very heavy, too. Yet, surprisingly, scattered in archives, museums, and private collections around the world sits many first-hand accounts from those who were there. Inaccessible to most, these primary sources are vital to our understanding of the battle and how it unfolded, and they shed important light on the experiences of those who were there on that fateful day.