Text and photographs depict scenes from the Zulu War and discuss the causes of the war, opposing forces, and the course of the campaign.

Includes index.

The coming of the war. Britons, Boers and Bantus -- The opposing forces -- The plans -- The first invastion. Isandhlwana -- Rorke's drift -- Eshowe and Gingindhlovu -- Hlovane and Kambula -- The second invasion. Preliminaries -- Misbehaviur before the enemy -- Ulundi -- Aftermath -- British regiments and corps of the Zulu War and subsequent designations -- Zulu corps and regiments in 1879.