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  • Bringers of War

    The Portugese in Africa during the Age of Gunpowder & Sail from the 15th to 18th Century

    par John Laband ...
    Long before coal-fuelled ships and machine-tooled firearms, in the age of sail and black powder, the Portuguese were engaged all around the coasts of Africa in capturing trading towns, seizing slaves and searching for mineral riches. They fought their ancient Muslim foes wherever they encountered them, overthrew African kingdoms and resisted Dutch, Omani and Ottoman rivals.Campaigning over ... En savoir plus

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  • The Boer Invasion of The Zulu Kingdom 1837-1840

    par John Laband ...
    The battle of Blood River, or Ncome, on 16 December 1838 has long been regarded as a critical moment in the history of South Africa. It is the culminating victory by the land-hungry Boers who had migrated out of the British-ruled Cape and invaded the Zulu kingdom in 1837.Many Afrikaners long acclaimed their triumph as the God-given justification for their subsequent dominion over Africans. By ... En savoir plus

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  • The Eight Zulu Kings

    From Shaka to Goodwill Zwelithini

    par John Laband ...
    In Eight Zulu Kings, well-respected and widely published historian John Laband examines the reigns of the eight Zulu kings from 1816 to the present. Starting with King Shaka, the renowned founder of the Zulu kingdom, he charts the lives of the kings Dingane, Mpande, Cetshwayo, Dinuzulu, Solomon and Cyprian, to today's King Goodwill Zwelithini whose role is little more than ceremonial. In the ... En savoir plus

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  • The Fall of Rorke's Drift

    An Alternate History of the Anglo-Zulu War of 1879

    par John Laband ...
    For fans of Harry Turtledove, an alternate history novel in which Zulu forces triumph over the British at Rorke's Drift in 1879 and invade Natal.January 1879. The British Empire and the Zulu Kingdom are at war. Lord Carnarvon, Secretary of State for the Colonies, who had successfully brought about federation in Canada in 1867, had believed a similar scheme would work in South Africa. But such ... En savoir plus

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  • The Assassination of King Shaka

    Zulu History's Dramatic Moment

    par John Laband ...
    In this riveting new book, John Laband, pre-eminent historian of the Zulu Kingdom, tackles some of the questions that swirl around the assassination in 1828 of King Shaka, the celebrated founder of the Zulu Kingdom and war leader of legendary brilliance: Why did prominent members of the royal house conspire to kill him? Just how significant a part did the white hunter-traders settled at Port Natal ... En savoir plus

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  • In the Shadow of Isandlwana

    The Life and Times of General Lord Chelmsford and his Disaster in Zululand

    par John Laband ...
    "Lord Chelmsford is not a bad man. He is industrious and conscientious so far as his lights guide him. But nature has refused to him the qualities of a great captain. He has suffered much and is entitled to certain commiseration." – Thomas Gibson Bowles, Vanity Fair General Lord Chelmsford's military career took him around the world; he served in the Crimean War, the Indian Mutiny and the ... En savoir plus

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  • A Lost Legionary in South Africa

    From the Ninth Cape Frontier War and the Anglo-Zulu War to the Bechuanaland Expedition and the uSuthu Rebellion

    par George Hamilton-Browne ...
    The Zulu War has long captured the public imagination, yet original accounts by participants in the campaign are rare. This revised edition of Hamilton-Browne’s classic memoir is therefore a welcome addition to the literature on this legendary conflict.‘Colonel’ George Hamilton-Browne was a British soldier of fortune and adventurer who served in the Ninth Cape Frontier War in 1878, before fighting ... En savoir plus

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  • Zulu Warriors

    The Battle for the South African Frontier

    par John Laband ...
    Every Easter, audiences across the globe thrill to performances of Handel’s Hallelujah Chorus,” but they would probably be appalled to learn the full extent of the oratorio’s anti-Judaic message. In this pioneering study, respected musicologist Michael Marissen examines Handel’s masterwork and uncovers a disturbing message of anti-Judaism buried within its joyous celebration of the divinity of the ... En savoir plus

    $43.99 CAD

  • The Land Wars

    The Dispossession of the Khoisan and AmaXhosa in the Cape Colony

    par John Laband ...
    Perhaps the most explosive issue in South Africa today is the question of land ownership. The central theme in this country’s colonial history is the dispossession of indigenous African societies by white settlers, and current calls for land restitution are based on this loss. Yet popular knowledge of the actual process by which Africans were deprived of their land is remarkably sketchy. This book ... En savoir plus

    $19.99 CAD

  • The Transvaal Rebellion

    The First Boer War, 1880-1881

    par John Laband ...
    This book takes a unique look at the first Boer war by concentrating on the events and battles of the First Boer War. Due attention is also given to the 2nd Boer War - it's origins, key players and significance for the future of South Africa. The personal stories of heroism and sacrifice, sieges, rebellions and battles, make for an enthralling and dramatic tale - a classic of military history that ... En savoir plus

    $81.99 CAD

  • Historical Dictionary of the Zulu Wars

    par John Laband ...
    Collections series Historical Dictionaries of War, Revolution, and Civil Unrest
    Between 1838 and 1888 the recently formed Zulu kingdom in southeastern Africa was directly challenged by the incursion of Boer pioneers aggressively seeking new lands on which to set up their independent republics, by English-speaking traders and hunters establishing their neighboring colony, and by imperial Britain intervening in Zulu affairs to safeguard Britain's position as the paramount power ... En savoir plus

    $181.99 CAD

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  • The Zulu Wars - A Brief History

    A Brief History, #2

    par Andrew Knight ...
    Collections Livre 2 - A Brief History
    The Anglo – Zulu wars, a clash between the might of the British Empire with the African Zulu Kingdom, began in 1879.In 1874, Sir Henry Bartle Frere was appointed High Commissioner for Southern Africa. His mission was to bring the various African kingdoms, tribal areas, and Boer Republics together under British rule, modelled after the policy which brought the various states within Canada together ... En savoir plus

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