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020			_a9781785371295 : (pbk)
040			_aHUL _beng _cHUL _dIeDuRDS
082			_a968.4045 _223
100	1		_aHarvey, Dan, _d1959- _969530
245	1	2	_aA bloody night : _bthe Irish at Rorke's Drift / _cDan Harvey.
260			_aNewbridge, Ireland : _bMerrion Press, _c2017.
300			_ax, 156 pages : _bill., maps ; _c24 cm
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520			_aThe word Zulu means 'heaven', but for the suddenly besieged and minute British garrison at Rorke's Drift, it represented a hellish horde of warriors from the Zulu nation. In what was to become a famous clash of the 1879 Anglo-Zulu war, thousands of poorly armed but well-trained Zulus had unexpectedly begun to hurl themselves in a head-long, deadly onslaught against the hastily barricaded one-time trading station and mission hospital. A fight for survival to the bitter end followed. To stay alive, the hugely outnumbered defenders had to check their individual fears, hold their composure, and show resilience when it really mattered. The defence of Rorke's Drift was an epic encounter and an exceptional piece of soldiering. Its tale of courage in adversity against impossible odds endures; the little-known but significant role of those Irishmen present is no less absorbing a story, and all the more intriguing for its unheralded heroism.
650		0	_aRorke's Drift, Battle of, South Africa, 1879. _9122561
650		0	_aZulu War, 1879 _xParticipation, Irish. _9122562
651		0	_aSouth Africa _998498 _xHistory _y1879.
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