A concise history of the Battle of Isandlwana, the first encounter of the Anglo-Zulu War in 1879.In 1878, H.M. High Commissioner for Southern Africa and the Lieut. General Commanding H.M. Forces, clandestinely conspired to invade the Zulu Kingdom. Drastically underestimating their foe, the invaders had been vanquished within days of entering the Zulu Kingdom, in one of the greatest disasters ever to befall a British army.The author not only dramatically des...

"Good focused context" pinpoints the historical significance of the single bloodiest episode in the Second Boer War—from a Zulu warfare expert ( FGS Forum).Spion Kop, just northeast of Ladysmith, South Africa, was the largest hill in the region, being over 1,400 feet high, and it lay almost exactly at the center of the Boer line. If the British could capture this position and bring artillery to the hill, they would then command the flanks of the surroundin...

The first Britons to reach Zululand were a handful of shipwrecked traders. They found themselves completely at the mercy of a nation whose name would become a byword for ferocity and courage. The castaways were fearful of their lives but, to their surprise, were well treated and prospered.At the time, the Indian Ocean shoreline of the Zulu kingdom extended for almost 400 miles, whilst its inland frontiers reached as far as the Drakensberg mountains. Fifty years later the kingdom ha...

"A densely detailed account of the 1879 Zulu defeat of the British . . . portrays a complex and interesting segment of British/African history."— Library JournalThe battle of Isandlwana—a great Zulu victory—was one of the worst defeats ever to befall a British Army. At noon on 22 January 1879, a British camp, garrisoned by over 1700 troops, was attacked and overwhelmed by 20,000 Zulu warriors. The defeat of the British, armed with the most modern weaponry ...

WINNER: Boardman Tasker Prize for Mountain LiteratureRon Fawcett is a natural-born climber. In 1969, while still at school in his native Yorkshire, he tied into a climbing rope for the first time and was instantly hooked. From that moment on, it seemed nothing else in his life mattered nearly as much as his next vertical fix.Ten years later, Fawcett was the most famous rock climber in Britain and among the best in the world, part of a new w...

Tonight’s forecast calls for terror…Survivors trapped in a sunken vessel find themselves hunted through the depths by a deadly adversary. A skeptical journalist discovers the sinister inhabitants of a fake haunted house are all too real. And a husband commits murder to protect his wife, only to learn he has created something even more dangerous…A dark and stormy night of terror awaits in Scare Street’s latest bone-chilling collection. This sinister volume contain...

Aheartfelt tribute to a life defined not by noise or grandeur, but by grace, kindness, and enduring love. Written by Ron Lentz, this deeply personal memoir honors Jane's journey from her early years in Shamokin, Pennsylvania, through her experiences in Washington, D.C., and the beautiful life she built with family and friends. It is a story of a woman whose strength was gentle, whose generosity was constant, and whose presence left a lasting mark on everyone she met.Through vivid m...

Rooted in rhythm-and-blues pioneered by black musicians, 1950s rock and roll was racially inclusive and attracted listeners and performers across the color line. In the 1960s, however, rock and roll gave way to rock: a new musical ideal regarded as more serious, more artistic—and the province of white musicians. Decoding the racial discourses that have distorted standard histories of rock music, Jack Hamilton underscores how ideas of "authenticity" have blinded us to rock's inextricably in...

Our Journey: From Shamokin, PA 1937 to Davidson, NC 2023 - An American Story of Love and Hope. A memoir chronicling family, friendship, perseverance, community, and small-town America through more than eight decades of life.

A clear understanding of the processes responsible for observed rock microstructures is essential for making reliable petrogenetic interpretations, including inferences made from chemical and isotopic analyses of minerals. This volume presents a comprehensive survey of rock microstructures, emphasising basic concepts and the latest methods, while highlighting potential pitfalls in the interpretation of the origin of rock microstructure. Richly illustrated with over 250 colour photographs, ...

From Wattpad sensation Mercedes Ron comes the English translation of the first in the hit Culpable series, an angsty romance in which Noah falls for her new stepbrother, the boy who's leading a hidden double life under their family's nose.Seventeen-year-old Noah Morgan lives a quiet, normal life with her mother in Toronto . . . until her mother meets and marries William Leister, a wealthy and enigmatic lawyer from California. Noah finds herself moving to LA, leavin...

En el corazón de una hacienda mexicana, donde la tradición taurina se mezcla con el orgullo, la violencia y el destino, un solo instante cambia la vida de todos para siempre.Durante una faena de entrenamiento, Joaquina, una joven novillera talentosa, valiente y admirada, se enfrenta a un toro implacable bajo la mirada de su familia, de los peones y de toda la comunidad. Pero la presión de su padre, un hombre duro y perfeccionista, la distrae en el momento más peligroso. Lo que ocur...