Shaka Zulu"The classic of African History -- a biography of Shaka Zulu, founder of the Zulu nation, born leader and brilliant general...E.A. Ritter grew up with the Zulus, earning their respect and accumulating a rich store of material during his long association with them. Shaka's life and deeds had been handed down by word of mouth from generation to generation, and they are here evoked with a sense of drama and an eye for detail." -- Back cover. |
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Page 37
... assegai with his shield , he would charge forward , hook the enemy's shield aside with his own , and stab him to ... assegai , mostly without any effect , at a distant foe , was to him as though merely throwing one's weapon away ...
... assegai with his shield , he would charge forward , hook the enemy's shield aside with his own , and stab him to ... assegai , mostly without any effect , at a distant foe , was to him as though merely throwing one's weapon away ...
Page 60
... assegai should replace the light throwing spears , and sandals should be discarded to increase the mobility of the war- riors . Dingiswayo conceded the advantages in an impi ebomvu ( red war , or war to a finish ) , but emphasized again ...
... assegai should replace the light throwing spears , and sandals should be discarded to increase the mobility of the war- riors . Dingiswayo conceded the advantages in an impi ebomvu ( red war , or war to a finish ) , but emphasized again ...
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... assegai through the left arm , and the blade had passed through the ribs under the left breast . It must have been due to mere accident that the wound had not penetrated the lungs , but it made the King spit blood . His own doctor , who ...
... assegai through the left arm , and the blade had passed through the ribs under the left breast . It must have been due to mere accident that the wound had not penetrated the lungs , but it made the King spit blood . His own doctor , who ...
Contents
Introduction | 7 |
Zululand and the Zulus in the late Eighteenth | 15 |
Birth and Exile | 25 |
Copyright | |
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