ANGLO - ZULU WAR 1879 Book & Article List
Below is a list of books and articles relating to Rorke's Drift, Isandlwana, The Anglo-Zulu War of 1879 and historic South Africa.
Please note that some of these books and publications are out of print.
The list is not complete and adding any other titles will be most welcome
Bold script is in Rorke's Drift Lodge Library
Ashe, Major & Wyatt-Edgell, E.V. Capt. The Story of The Zulu Campaign
N & S Press, Cape Town 1989 ISBN: 0 620 14250 2 (reprint, intro Laband, John)
Bancroft, James. W. Rorke's Drift The Zulu War, 1879
Jonathan Ball, Johannesburg, 2004. ISBN 1 86842 184 8
Ballard,C. John Dunn: The White Chief of Zululand
Craighall, 1978
Barker, Denis. Zulus at Bay
Pinetown Printers 2005
Barthorp, Michael. The Zulu War; A Pictorial History
ISBN 0 7137 1005 5
Barthorp, Michael. The Zulu War Isandlwana - Ulundi
Jonathan Ball, Johannesburg , 2002 ISBN: 1 86842 122 8
Becket, Ian. Isandlwana, 1879
Battles in focus, Brassey's, London, 2003 ISBN 1 85753 3230 3
Bennett, I. Eyewitness in Zululand
Greenhill, 1989. ISBN 1-85367-033-2
Binns, C.T. The Last Zulu King: The Life and Death of Cetshwayo
Longmans Press, 1963
Bird, J. Annals of Natal, Vols 1 & 2
Maskew Miller, Cape Town, 1885
Blue Book C1137
Report of the expedition sent by the Government of Natal to install Cetshwayo as King of the Zulus August 1873
Blue Book C1748
Correspondence respecting the War between the Transvaal Republic
and Neighbouring Native Tribes and generally with reference to Native
Affairs in South Africa April 1877
Blue Book C2220
Further Correspondence respecting the Affairs of South Africa 1879
Blue Book C2308
Further Correspondence respecting the Affairs of South Africa 1879
Blue Book C2676
Further Correspondence respecting the Affairs of South Africa 1879
Blue Book C3182
Correspondence relating to the Affairs of Zululand March 1882
Blue Book C3466
Further Correspondence relating to the Affairs of Zululand and
Cetshwayo 1883
Bourquin,S.B & Johnston, Tania Illustrated London News
1970 ???
Braatvedt, H.P Roaming Zululand with a Native Commissioner
Shuter & Shooter, Pietermaritzburg, 1949
Brown, D. Blair, Surgeon. Surgical notes on the Zulu War
Lancett,II,5, July 1879
Brown,R.A. The Road to Ulundi: The Water-Colour Drawings of John North Crealock
??, Pietermaritzburg, 1969
Bryant, A.T Olden Times in Zululand and Natal
Longmans, London, 1929
Bryant, A.T The Zulu People
Shuter & Shooter, Pietermaritzburg, 1949
Campbell, W.Y Pamphlet on Cetshwayo, etc
P. Davies, Pietermaritzburg, 1883
Castle,I. & Knight,I. Fearful Hard Times: The siege and relief of Eshowe, 1879
?? London, 1994
Chadwick,G.A. & Hobson,E.G The Zulu War and the Colony of Natal
??, Mandini, 1979
Clammer, David. The Zulu War Illustrated
David & Charles (Holdings) Ltd 1973. ISBN: 0-330-24582-1
Clements, W.H Glamour and Tragedy of the Zulu War
Bodley Head, London, 1936
Cloete, Henry The Great Boer Trek
John Murray, London, 1900
Cope, Richard. Ploughshare of War
University of Natal Press, Pietermaritzburg, 1999. ISBN 0 86980 944 X
Colenso, Frances, E. Ruin of Zululand, Vols 1 & 2
Ridgway, London, 1884-5
Colenso, Frances & Durnford, Lt.-Col A.W History of the Zulu War and it's Origin
Chapman & Hall, London, 1881
Cory, George Diary of the Reverend Francis Owen
Van Riesbeeck Society, Cape Town, 1926
Coupland, Sir Reginald. Zulu Battle-piece: Isandlwana
Collins, London, 1948
David, Soul. Zulu
Penguin, London, 2004 ISBN 0 670 91474 6 1st ed
Droogleever, R.W. The Road to Isandlwana: Colonel Anthony Durnford in Natal and Zululand
London,1992, ISBN: 1-85367-118-5
Duminy,A. & Ballard,C. The Anglo-Zulu War: New perspectives
??, Pietermaritzburg, 1981
Dunn, John Cetshwayo and the Three Generals
Knox Publishing Co., Durban, 1886
Durnford. Lt.-Col A.W A Soldier's Life and Work in South Africa
Sampson Low, London, 1882
Edgerton,R.B. Like Lions they Fought: The Zulu War and the last Black Empire in South Africa ??.Bergvlei, 1988
Emery, Frank The Red Soldier
??, London, 1977
Featherstone,D. Weapons and Equipment of the Victorian Soldier
Poole, 1978
Forbes, A. Lord Chelmsford and the Zulu War
Nineteenth Century, February 1880
French, Maj the Hon. G Chelmsford and the Zulu War
Bodley Head, London, 1939 (1903?)
Fripp,C.E. Reminiscences of the Zulu War, 1879
Pall Mall Magazine, XX, 1900
Gibson, J.Y Story of the Zulus
P. Davies, Pietermaritzburg, 1903
Gillings, Ken. Twenty Significant Historic Battles of kWaZulu-Natal
Art Publishers, Cape Town
Glover, Michael Rorke’s Drift: A Victorian Epic
Leo Cooper
Ltd, London, 1975. ISBN; 0 85052 182 3.
Wordsworth Editions, Ware, 1997 ISBN: 1 853266736. (Paperback)
Goetzsche,E. Rough but Ready: Natal Mounted Rifles
Durban, 1973
Gon, Philip The Road to Isandlwana
Jonathan Ball, Johannesburg 1979. ISBN: 0 947464 40 9
Greaves, Adrian. Rorke's Drift
Jonathan Ball, Johannesburg, 2002 ISBN 1 86842 126 0
Greaves, Adrian Isandlwana
Jonathan Ball, Johannesburg, 2001. ISBN: 1 86842 117 1
Guy,J. The Destruction of the Zulu Kingdom: 1879- 1884
Pietermaritzburg, 1998
Haggard, Sir H. Rider Cetshwayo and his White Neighbours
Kegan Paul, London 1891
Haggard, Sir H. Rider The Days of My Life
Longmans, London, 1926
Harness, Lt-Col A. The Zulu Campaign from a military point of view
Fraser's Magazine, CI, April 1880
Hattersley, A.F Later Annals of Natal
Longmans, London, 1938
Holme, Norman The Silver Wreath
???
Hurst,G.T. Short History of the Volunteer Regiments of Natal and East Griqualand
Durban, 1945
Hutton, Lt-Gen Sir E. Some recollections of the Zulu War
Army Quarterly, XVI, April 1921
Isaacs, Nathaniel and Herman, L. Travels and Adventures in Eastern Africa
Van Riebeeck Society, Cape Town, 1936
Knight, I. There will be an awful row at home about this
Shoreham, 1987
Knight, I Nothing Remains, but to Fight
London, 1993 ISBN 1-85367-137-1
Knight, I ZULU: Isandlwana and Rorke's Drift 22nd -23rd January 1879
Windrow and Greene, London, 1992 ISBN: 1 872004 23 7
Knight, I Rorke's Drift
ISBN: 1855329514
Knight, I Brave Men's Blood; The Epic of the Zulu War
Greenhill Books, London, 1990. ISBN: 0-947898-95-6
Knight, I Great Zulu Battles 1838-1906
Arms and Armour Press, ISBN 1-85409-390-8
Knight, I The Sun Turned Black
Ian Knight
Knight, I Great Zulu Commanders
Arms and Armour Press, ISBN 1-85409-389-4
Knight, I By the Orders of the Great White Queen
1992. Greenhill Books. ISBN 1-85367-122-3
Knight, I The Anatomy of the Zulu Army
Greenhill Books, 1995
Knight, I Dead Was Everything
Ian Knight, 1999
Knight, I & Castle, I. The Zulu War: Twilight of a Warrior Nation
Osprey ??
Knight, I & Castle, I. The Zulu War: Then and Now
After The Battle, London, 1993
Knight, I & Castle, I. Rorke's :Drift Zulu War
Pen & Sword, Barssley 2000 ISBN 0 85052 655 8
Laband, J & Knight, I The Anglo Zulu War 1879
Sutton Publishing, 1996, ISBN: 0750908823
Laband, John & Thompson, Paul. The Illustrated Guide to the Anglo-Zulu War
University of KwaZulu-Natal Press, Pietermaritzburg, 2000. ISBN: 1 86914 055 9
Laband, John & Thompson, Paul The Battles of Isandlwana & Rorke's Drift
University of KwaZulu-Natal Press, Pietermaritzburg
Laband, John & Thompson The Field Gude to the Anglo-Zulu War
University of KwaZulu-Natal Press, Pietermaritzburg
Laband, John & Thompson The Field Gude to the War in Zululand 1879
University of KwaZulu-Natal Press, Pietermaritzburg 1980?
Laband, John. Rope of Sand
Jonathan Ball, Johannesburg, 1995, ISBN; 1 86842 040X
Laband, John. Kingdom in crisis
University of Natal Press, Pietermaritzburg,1991 ISBN: 0 86980 845 1
Laband, John. The Rise and Fall of the Zulu Nation
Arms and Armour Press, 1997, ISBN: 1-85409-494-7
Lee, Bishop A.W Once Dark Country
S.P.C.K, London, 1949
Lock, Ron Blood on the Painted Mountain
??
Lock, Ron & Quantrill, Peter Zulu Victory
Greenhill Books, London, 2002 ISBN 1 85367 505 9
Lock, Ron & Quantrill, Peter The 1879 Zulu War - the Illustrated London News
Q-Lock Publications Kloof KZN 2003 ISBN: 0 620308 99 0
Lock, Ron & Quantrill, Peter The Red Book - Natal Press Reports AZW 1879
Edition number 426/500
Lugg, H.C Historic Natal and Zululand
Shuter & Shooter, Pietermaritzburg, 1948
MacKeurtan, G The Cradle Days of Natal
Longmans, London, 1930
MacMillans Magazine February 1880
Martineau, J Life and Letters of Sir Bartle Frere J
John Murray, London, 1895
McBride, Angus The Zulu War
1976. Osprey, Men at Arms Series. ISBN: 0-85045-256-2
Millais, J.G Life of Frederick Courtenay Selous
Longmans, London, 1919
Montgomery, A.N. Isandhlwana: A visit six months after the disaster
Leisure Magazine, 1892
Moodie,Duncan.Cambell.Francis. Moodie's Zulu War (reprint)
N & S Press, Cape Town 1988 ISBN 0 620 1185309
Morris, Donald R The Washing of the Spears
Sphere Books Ltd, London, 1973 ISBN 0 351 17400 1 (soft cover)
Morris, Donald R The Washing of the Spears
Simon & Schuster, New York, 1965 1st ed, 3rd print cat # 65 - 12594
Mountain, Alan The Rise and Fall of the Zulu Empire
1999. kwaNtaba Publications. ISBN: 0-620-24585-9
Rattray, David. Greaves, Adrian. Guidebook to the Anglo - Zulu War Battlefields
Jonathan Ball, Johannesburg 2003 ISBN 1 86842 174 0
Ritter, E.A Shaka Zulu
Longmans, London, 1955. ISBN: 0-947898-99-9
Ross, Capt. J. Through the Zulu War with General Wood's Flying Column
Canadian Military Ins. Select papers, 5, 1893-4
Rundren, Pat What really happened at Rorke's Drift?
Samuelson, L.H Zululand, It's Customs and Folk-lore
Church Printing, London
Samuelson, R.C Long, Long Ago
Knox Publishing Co., Durban, 1929
Schermbrucker, F. Zhlobane and Kambula
South African Catholic Magazine, 111, 30 and 31, 1893
The Shepstone Papers
Library of Dr. Killie Campbell, Durban
Smith, Edwin Life and Times of Daniel Lindley
Epworth Press, London, 1949
Smith, Wilbur. When Young Lions Feed
Smythe, Graeme, St.C. Whittall, John. The Zulu War 1879
Rainbird, Johannesburg, 1996 ISBN 0 947436 81 2
Stuart, J A History of the Zulu Rebellion, 1906
MacMillan, London, 1913
Stuart, J & Malcolm, D. McK Diary of Henry Francis Fynn
Shuter & Shooter, Pietermaritzburg, 1950
Taylor, Stephen Shaka's Children - A History of the Zulu People
Harper Collins, 1994 ISBN: 0-0255144-6
Theal, G.M The Republic of Natal
Saul Soloma, Cape Town, 1886
Theal, G.M South Africa
T. Fisher Unwin, London, 1916
Uys, Ian Rearguard, the life and times of Piet Uys. Biography of Piet Uys and his son who fought for the British in the Anglo-Zulu War in 1879.
Publisher and date Fortress Books 1998 213 pages, soft cover
Vijn, Cornelius Cetshwayo's Dutchman
Longmans, London, 1949. ISBN 1-85367-007-3
Walker, Oliver Proud Zulu
Werner Laurie, London 1949
Wilcox, John. The Horns of the Buffalo
Headline, London. 2004 ISBN 0 7553 0982 0
Yorke, Edmund Rorke's Drift 1879: Anatomy of an Epic Zulu War Siege
Tempus Publishing, Stroud, Gloucestershire. ISBN 0 7524 1978 1
Narrative of the Field Operations connected with the Zulu War of 1879
Greenhill Books, London. ISBN: 1-85367-033-2
The Zulu War with Colonel Pearson at Eshowe by one who was there
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