Morris, Donald R

The washing of the spears : a history of the rise of the Zulu nation under Shaka and its fall in the Zulu War of 1879 / by Donald R. Morris. - New York : Simon and Schuster, 1965. - 655 p. : ill., maps, portraits ; 24 cm.

Includes index ; With hard and supercover

Bibliography: pp. 623-630

Cont.: pt. 1. Prologue -- The Bantu -- The rise of the Zulu nation -- Port Natal -- Dingane -- Mpande -- pt. 2. Confederation -- The coming of the war -- Preparations -- Invasion -- Isandhlwana -- The defense of Rorke's Drift -- The flanking columns -- Aftermath -- The left flank column -- The second invasion -- The prince imperial -- Ulundi -- The captains and the kings depart -- Epilogue: The rain of Zululand.

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Shaka Zulu Chief 1787?-1828
Cetewayo King of Zululand approximately 1826-1884


Zulu (African people)--History


Zululand (South Africa)--History--To 1879