New book in the Osprey Campaigns series by Ian Knight, with artwork by Adam Hook. This book covers the conflict between the Boer Voortrekkers and the British settlers at Port Natal and the Zulu king Dingane between 1838 and 1840. As always with the Osprey ‘Campaigns’ series, it offers a concise analysis of the causes of conflict and then detailed descriptions of the main actions, including not only Blood River/Ncome but iThaleni, the battle of the Thukela and the final battle of amaQongqo. There are three battle recreations, lots of maps – both conventional and ‘bird’s eye’ – and a wealth of illustrations in both colour and black-and-white. An ideal introduction to a controversial aspect of both Afrikaner and Zulu history.
