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IAN KNIGHT "WITH HIS FACE TO THE FOE -  The Life and Death of Louis Napoleon, the Prince Imperial, Zululand, 1879 "  Published: Jonathan Ball, Johannesburg and Cape Town, 2001 Witten by the acknowledged authority on the Anglo-Zulu War, this is the tragic and dramatic story of the death of the last heir to the Imperial throne of France, killed while fighting with the British in the Anglo-Zulu War of 1879, and of the scandal and recrimination which followed his death. The Carey court-martial and its effect on the public and the military establishment is discussed in detail and placed in the context of the Victorian era. Hardcover, complete dustjacket in good condition Postage quoted for South Africa only. Overseas deliveries quoted separately

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Subtitle: The Epic Story of Isandlwana and Rorke's Drift Author: Ian Knight Publisher: MacMillan () Edition: First Edition ISBN-13: Condition: As New Binding: Hardcover with dust jacket Pages: 697 Dimensions: cm +++ by Ian Knight +++ Zulu Rising by Ian Knight is a gripping and vivid account of one of the British army's most famous battles - Isandlwana - through the eyes of the men who fought on both sides. A 'compelling, wide-ranging and even-handed study that is definitive in the field' - John Laband.   A passion for books and a passion for collecting fine editions was the recipe that created the successful group of bookshops in Johannesburg called Bookdealers. The group started thirty years ago with one store in the quirky suburb of Yeoville and has grown through the years to a total of five shops, plus our online sales. Bookdealers is well-known for its collectable and used books. We also have a large variety of remaindered books sourced from around the world.  If you collect from one of our five branches there is no delivery charge. We also offer postal delivery (when available) and courier delivery, subject to a quote.

Subtitle: The LIfe and Death of Louis Napoleon, The Prince Imperial Zululand Author: Ian Knight Publisher: Jonathan Ball () Edition: First Edition ISBN-10: ISBN-13: Condition: Very Good - Dust jacket has slight edgewear Pages: 290 Dimensions: cm +++ by Ian Knight +++ With His Face to the Foe is an account of Louis Napoleon, the exiled heir to the throne in France and the last of the Bonapartes, who was killed in an obscure skirmish in a remote part of Zululand in Southern Africa. In his book, Knight inquires as to what curious circumstances would have brought the Prince Imperial to southern Africa, wearing, of all things, the uniform of a British officer.   A passion for books and a passion for collecting fine editions was the recipe that created the successful group of bookshops in Johannesburg called Bookdealers. The group started thirty years ago with one store in the quirky suburb of Yeoville and has grown through the years to a total of five shops, plus our online sales. Bookdealers is well-known for its collectable and used books. We also have a large variety of remaindered books sourced from around the world.  If you collect from one of our five branches there is no delivery charge. We also offer postal delivery (when available) and courier delivery, subject to a quote.

Zulu War 1819 - Twilight of a Warrior Nation  by Ian Knight & Ian Castle A first edition softcover published by Osprey Picture cover boards are clean & bright, binding is tight & strong, no marks or inscriptions   Postage within South Africa R50.00 Overseas Customers can contact us for a Postal Quotation  

2003. Hard cover with dust cover. 294 pages. Very good condition. Tightly bound, neat and clean. Under 1kg. Drawing on the archives of the National Army Museum, this book recreates the harsh reality of the Anglo-Zulu War - one of the most dramatic campaigns in British History. The Zulus were a fiercely independent and extremely brave warrior race. When the might of the British army was defeated by this indigenous foe at Isandlwana in 1879, it sent shock waves throughout the Empire - 1300 British troops and their African allies were killed. In the aftermath, Zulu reserves mounted a raid on a British border post at Rorke's Drift, which was held by just 145 men. After ten hours of ferocious fighting the Zulus were driven away. Eventually superior weaponry carried the day for the British, (though not before the exiled French prince, Louis Napoleon, was killed in skirmish). Invading Zululand, the British took the capital of Ulundi and 5000 British defeated 20,000 Zulus. King Cetewayo was captured and the war was over. Ian Knight draws on a host of previously unpublished letters and diaries, from ordinary soldiers to the British commander-in-chief, to bring this war to life - one which saw great acts of bravery an courage on both sides.

The Anglo-Zulu War By: Prof. John Laband & Ian Knight A first edition hardcover published by Sutton Publishing in 1996 Picture cover boards are clean & bright, binding is tight & strong, no marks or inscriptions, dustjacket is complete clean & bright Packaging and Postage within South Africa R50.00 Overseas Customers can contact us for a Postal Quotation

The Boer Wars (1) 1836–98  Men at Arms #301 by Ian Knight   Colour Plares by Gerry Embleton   1996 - 48 pages   Soft Cover in Good Condition.Please see the photographs on book condition before purchasing Over the space of two centuries, the original Dutch settlers of South Africa, augmented by a trickle of refugees from a succession of religious wars in France and Germany, grew into a hardy breed. In time, these people came to think of themselves as white Africans or 'Afrikaners' though they were generally known to one another, and outsiders, as 'Boers', meaning farmers. This book details the fascinating history of the Boers from the 'Great Trek' of 1836-40, through their many wars with such peoples as the Zulus and the Pedi, to their final defeat of the Venda in 1898.

Colenso 1899: The Boer War in Natal by Ian Knight 1995 - 96  pages Soft Cover with in Good Condition.Stain on top left back cover as per photographs In 1899 Great Britain was at the height of its Imperial power. The Queen Empress had been on the throne for more than 50 glittering years, and her domain touched upon every continent. Yet, even at this pinnacle of Imperial pomp and majesty, the British army, guardian of the Empire in countless wars across the globe, was destined to be humiliated by poorly-organised citizen militia consisting of men whom the British professionals despised as back-wood farmers. In one week in December 1899 the farmers of the South African Boer Republics of the Orange Free State and the Transvaal inflicted three serious reverses on British troops.

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HARD COVER - BOOK NEAR MINT CONDITION - DUSTWRAPPER HAS TEAR AT BACK WHICH HAS BEEN REPAIRED.  BLACK AND WHITE ILLUSTRATIONS - 225 PAGES.