Custer and the Sioux, Durnford and the Zulus Parallels in the American and British Defeats at the Little Bighorn (1876) and Isandlwana (1879) |
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| Author:
| Williams, Paul |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7864-9794-2 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2015 |
| Publisher: | McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $29.95USD $3.00 |
Book Description:
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In June 1876 General George A. Custer's 7th Cavalry was savagely defeated in the Montana wilderness. Three years later Queen Victoria's redcoat troops, commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Anthony W. Durnford suffered an equally humiliating destruction at Isandlwana. This book interweaves the stories of the two soldiers and their final battles, revealing how similar personalities, aims, tactics and weapons led to calamitous defeat.
In June 1876 General George A. Custer's 7th Cavalry was savagely defeated in the Montana wilderness. Three years later Queen Victoria's redcoat troops, commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Anthony W. Durnford suffered an equally humiliating destruction at Isandlwana. This book interweaves the stories of the two soldiers and their final battles, revealing how similar personalities, aims, tactics and weapons led to calamitous defeat.