Table of Contents

Part One * Prologue * The Bantu * The Rise of the Zulu Nation * Port Natal * Dingane * Mpande Part Two * Confederation * The Coming of the War * Preparations * Invasion * Isandhlwana * The Defense of Rorkes Drift * The Flanking Columns * Aftermath * The Left Flank Column * The Second Invasion * The Prince Imperial * Ulundi * The Captains and the Kings Depart * Epilogue: The Ruin of Zululand * Notes of Zulu Orthography

About the Author

Donald R. Morris, a graduate of Annapolis, served in the Navy and later in the CIA. In addition to two novels, he has written columns and articles for theHouston Post, Atlantic Monthly, American Heritage, Proceedings, and the encyclopaedia Britannica, among others. He lives in Houston, Texas, where he publishes the Donald R. Morris Newsletter.