A Bloody Night

A Bloody Night
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Publisher : Merrion Press
Total Pages : 162
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ISBN-10 : 9781785371455
ISBN-13 : 1785371452
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Book Synopsis A Bloody Night by : Dan Harvey

Download or read book A Bloody Night written by Dan Harvey and published by Merrion Press. This book was released on 2017-06-05 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The word Zulu means ‘heaven’, but for the suddenly besieged and minute British garrison at Rorke’s Drift, among them a key faction of Irish soldiers, it represented a hellish horde of warriors from the Zulu nation. A Bloody Night documents the terrifying struggle of these Irishmen as thousands of poorly armed but well-trained Zulus unexpectedly hurled themselves in a head-long, deadly onslaught against their hastily barricaded trading station and mission hospital. The battle, a defining clash in the 1879 Anglo-Zulu war, was a bare struggle for survival; the deeds and heroics of the Irish soldiers, subdued within the grand narrative, were no less exceptional than that of their English counterparts. Dan Harvey brings examples of their sheer resilience to the fore. The defence of Rorke’s Drift was an epic encounter and an exceptional piece of soldiering. Its tale of courage in adversity against impossible odds endures; the little-known but significant role of those Irishmen present is no less absorbing a story, and all the more intriguing for its unheralded heroism.


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