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  • Tears of the Dead: Requiem of the Zulu Kingdom

  • The Anglo-Zulu War
  • By: James Mace
  • Narrated by: Jonathan Waters
  • Length: 18 hrs and 55 mins
  • 4.8 out of 5 stars (12 ratings)

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Tears of the Dead: Requiem of the Zulu Kingdom

By: James Mace
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Summary

In the aftermath of the Battles of Khambula and Gingindlovu, a lull fell over the war-torn Zulu Kingdom. Though British forces under Lord Chelmsford emerged victorious during both encounters, earlier defeats, casualties, and supply shortages required them to withdraw back into Natal. Now with waves of long-awaited reinforcements arriving, Chelmsford prepares to launch a second invasion of Zululand.

Death and destruction have taken their toll on the Zulu people. Thousands of families mourn for their loved ones, while refugees flee from the devastation of the border regions. Despite the defeats and fearful losses, King Cetshwayo, who never wanted war in the first place, takes heart in knowing that, strategically, his enemies were compelled to retreat from his lands. He hopes this will allow him to come to terms with the British before Chelmsford can renew the war in earnest.

Unbeknownst to the king, Lord Chelmsford has received word from London that he is to be replaced by General Sir Garnet Wolseley. His lordship is determined to expedite the invasion and utterly crush Cetshwayo’s forces at any cost, denying Wolseley the chance to usurp him before he can expunge the humiliation that has lingered since the dark days following the defeat at Isandlwana.

©2019 James M. Mace (P)2020 James M. Mace
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This book and all the others in the series are exceptional. The author James Mace has written a superb series, providing both a gripping story from start to finish and a fantastic historical account of the Anglo-Zulu war.

Books of this kind are very few and far between and work such as this needs to have more light shed on it. I would not be suprised and in some ways wish, that someday a Producer of either Netflix or Amazon will read this series and will very quickly come to the conclusion, that they have one hell of a screenwrite for a television series in their hands.

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zulu war

I found thus to to be a very good story which taught me alot about a war I knew little about outside of the films zulu dawn and Zulu.
the settings is very good the charters very on in-depth the story of the people involved is told very well

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