1879年1月22日星期三是军事史上最具戏剧性的一天。早上，一支现代英国军队被伊桑德瓦纳似乎势不可挡的东道主席卷而去。附近，在布法罗河上一个偏远的边境哨所，第24团的一个连和几十名正在疗养的医院病人正在度过又一个炎热而单调的日子。河对岸发生灾难的消息如晴天霹雳般传来。撤退不是一种选择。似乎可以肯定的是，罗克的随波逐流支队将与他们的战友们同甘共苦。
斯努克上校将军事专业人士的见解纳入了这一惊人的原创叙述中。这是一个非同寻常的故事——这场胜利很大程度上是由英国步兵在逆境中以30比1的惊人赔率战斗所取得的。这本书详细讲述了所有11位风投赢家的英雄事迹，并为我们提供了新的见解，让我们了解祖鲁人的袭击是如何展开的，以及150人是如何取得他们不可思议的胜利的。作者描述了这场战争的剩余部分，从24日失去的女王的肤色的恢复到17世纪兰瑟人在乌隆迪的高潮冲锋。我们回到Isandlwana考虑罪责，了解战争参加者的悲剧命运。
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Like Wolves on the Fold: The Defence of Rorke’s Drift
Wednesday 22 January 1879 was one of the most dramatic days in the annals of military history. In the morning, a modern British army was swept aside by the onset of a seemingly unstoppable host at Isandlwana. Nearby, at a remote border outpost on the Buffalo River, a single company of the 24th Regiment and a few dozen recuperating hospital patients were passing another hot, monotonous day. News of the disaster across the river came like a bolt from the blue. Retreat was not an option. It seemed certain that the Rorke’s Drift detachment would share the terrible fate of their comrades.
Colonel Snook brings the insights of a military professional to bear in this strikingly original account. It is an extraordinary tale – a victory largely achieved by the sheer bloody-mindedness in adversity of the British infantryman, fighting at the remarkable odds of over thirty to one. The heroics of all eleven VC winners are recounted in detail, and we are offered new insights into how the Zulu attack unfolded and how 150 men achieved their improbable victory. The author describes the remainder of the war, from the recovery of the lost Queen’s Colour of the 24th to the climactic charge of the 17th Lancers at Ulundi. We return to Isandlwana to consider culpability, and learn of the often tragic fates of many of the war’s participants.
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