| Col Durnford | 17 May 2020 3:27 p.m. PST |
Even after all these years, Donald Morris's "The Washing of the Spears" remains my personal favorite. The works by the Ians (Knight and Castle). come in neck and neck with Ron Lock. First person account is a toss up between G. Hamilton-Brown (reads like a Flashman novel) and Henry Hartford. What's your favorite? |
 Stosstruppen  | 17 May 2020 4:03 p.m. PST |
Was Washing of the Spears, now How Can Man Die Better by Mike Snook. An outstanding study of Isandlawana. I have his book on Rourke's Drift coming up in the reading list. I'm sure that will be great as well. I also thought Fearful, Hard Times was really good too. |
| jurgenation | 17 May 2020 4:29 p.m. PST |
Washing of the Spears…but both the Snooks books are also great."Like Lions they fought"would be next. |
| DisasterWargamer | 17 May 2020 5:40 p.m. PST |
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| mikec260 | 17 May 2020 6:10 p.m. PST |
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| raylev3 | 17 May 2020 7:17 p.m. PST |
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| dbander123 | 17 May 2020 7:55 p.m. PST |
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| Perris0707 | 17 May 2020 8:03 p.m. PST |
Washing of the Spears. Reading it again right now. |
| Basha Felika | 17 May 2020 8:19 p.m. PST |
"Washing" was the book that first inspired me but it's become dated in the light of 50 years subsequent research – still a great read but a lot of inaccuracies. "How could man die better" is a detailed, evocative and analytical account of Isandlwana by an author that knows his stuff though, as an ex-colonel of the 24th, he's very critical of Durnford. Best general account of the war would be Ian Knight's ‘"Zulu Rising" |
| ZULUPAUL | 18 May 2020 3:24 a.m. PST |
Washing of the spears, Zulu Rising is on my reading list. |
| Durban Gamer | 18 May 2020 3:51 a.m. PST |
Colonial Campaigns The Zulu War
by that formidable team Roy Jones and Mark Fastoso. The scenario book every Zulu War gamer should have! |
| Grey Heron | 18 May 2020 4:17 a.m. PST |
How Can Man Die Better by Mike Snook, par excellence! |
| Rudysnelson | 18 May 2020 5:02 p.m. PST |
The novel Zulu Dawn was very good and different enough to make it interesting. The sections focused on the scouting youths and the games they played is one example. As was the sections on the Boer being married to the Zulu lady. Both of these sections were cut from the movie. |
| Chuckaroobob | 18 May 2020 6:09 p.m. PST |
My personal fav is "Blood on Painted Mountain." |
