Across the slopes of Isandhlwana, there came the sound of thunder, of assegai shafts pounding against drum-tight shields, of fifty thousand voices crying in one dread voice the Zulu word for 'kill' U-SU-THU! U-SU-THU! The year is 1879. Against the sweeping landscapes of Southern Africa, Lord Chelmsford's army of eight thousand soldiers moves inexorably into Zululand. Their aim - to subdue a proud and unyielding warrior nation. But what starts as an imperial adventure turns into one of the bloodiest episodes in African history, a struggle to the death between Chelmsford's Redcoats and a fearsome army of fifty thousand Zulus, fighting for their nationhood and birthright. This is the story of the tragedy and shattering human drama of that struggle.

 

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