Nothing Remains But to Fight: Defence of Rorke's Drift, 1879

More Victoria Crosses, the highest British award for valour were awarded for one night of blood and fire in 1879 than ever before or since.That night has become immortalized in the mythology ofd the British Empire as "Rorke's Drift"--the unforgettable story of how a handful of soldiers held that remore Mission station against overwhelming numbers of Zulu warriors in the Anglo-Zulu War.167 pages text with maps and illustrations. Frontispiece portraits of Chard and Bromhead, many illustrations, maps follow and explain the various stages of the assault and defence.

Ian Knight
Hardcover with d/w 167pp BCA 1993

Near Fine/Vg+