Download or read book Curling Letters of the Zulu War written by Henry Thomas Curling and published by Pen & Sword Military. This book was released on 2004 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The annihilation of Lord Chelmsford's invading army by the Zulus at Isandlwana on 22 January 1879 was arguably the most devastating humiliation in the British Imperial history. Only fifty-five out of 2,000 men escaped the carnage and more officers were lost in those few blood-soaked hours than at Waterloo." "Thus the recent discovery of a complete set of letters from Lieutenant Henry Curling RA, the only survivor of his Troop, which lost all of its guns, is hugely important." "Not only did Curling record the dramatic events of that fateful day in graphic detail but he captured the atmosphere of the whole campaign and the age in which it was fought. With linking narrative and background notes written by two leading members of the Anglo-Zulu War Historical Society, The Curling Letters of the Zulu War make for the most compulsive reading and provide a rare personal insight into a period of our military history that is proving ever more popular."--BOOK JACKET.