Washing of the Spears: The Rise and Fall of the Zulu Nation ANNOTATION
"This masterpiece of readable scholarship remains... the definitive account of the Zulu nation... . An amazing book."The Washington Post
FROM THE PUBLISHER
Filled with colorful characters, dramatic battles, and an inexorable narrative momentum, this unsurpassed history details the 60-year existence of the Zulu Nation, from its brutal formation and zenith under the military genius Shaka (1787-1828) to its dissolution under Cetshwayo in the Zulu War of 1879. 77 illustrations. 2 maps.
FROM THE CRITICS
Washington Post
The definitive account of the Zulu nation. . . . An amazing book.
Washington Post Book World
Morris is at his best in his descriptions of battles, the scenes of which he has obviously visited. His style is consistently crisp and his judgements of controversial men and events seem fair and reasoned. . . .The definitive account of the Zulu nation. An amazing book.
Booknews
**** Cited in Books for College Libraries, 3rd ed.. This history was originally published by Simon and Schuster in 1965, but this reprint is of the edition published in London in 1989. It details the 60-year existence of the Zulu Nation, from its brutal formation and zenith, through its inevitable collisions with white expansionism, to its dissolution in the Zulu War of 1879. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
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