Rating: 5 out of 5 stars

I feel like I learned a lot. Maybe I dint learn that much about the battles per se, but more about general attitudes, how we reflect on things we’d rather not remember, and sadly, that it seems like we don’t even want to live and learn. The way the British leaders didn’t give any straight answers about why they went to war and what went wrong makes me think the leaders of today are not that different. Doubt we’ll get any clearer answers today...

All in all a great book. However, I would encourage readers to read about “the well-known” history, wars, and stories from that time first, to fully understand the meaning of this brilliant and educational book.

NetGalley, Tove R

This work is enhanced by excellent maps and illustrations from one of the best historians of the war.

Military Historical Society

a good account of the lesser known battles of the war. Once again Adrian Greaves knowledge of the war and is assessments of the battles are very good. I also found informative a guide on how to get to these lesser known battle fields. A good book to add to your Zulu war collection.

Keith Horsborough

Adrian Greaves has done it again with his 'Forgotten Battles of the Zulu War'. Like all his other books,it is honest and straight forward, great prose with vivid detail. Here we find how the Zulu War was really fought. With no punches pulled he details the heroes from the villians and cowards like no other author. I knew about these forgotten battles but not in the detail that Adrian portrays.
I have two other books by Adrian Greaves both brilliantly written, I will be buying more of his books until I have them all.
Thanks Adrian, a great read.

Customer Review

This book was far better than I expected and one of the best books I've read on the Zulu Wars. The tale of these forgotten battles of the Zulu war is captivating and very detailed. The book is a must buy for the understanding of the zulu war, which is much more than Isandlwana and Rorke's Drift. The only criticism to make of this excellent work is the absence of maps of the battles, the descriptions are highly detailed but would benefit a lot with a few maps.

Customer Review

Each action is fully explained in good detail and in a lively, engaging style. There is an end piece as well to each action acting as an overall evaluation, both of the direct action and its impact on the overall conflict.
The book is an excellent read and is being offered at a special introductory price. It will certainly give the diorama modeler plenty of ideas for new models and vignettes and will be of huge interest to the military historian.
This is a cracking read well researched, hugely enjoyable, well written, attractively priced.......can't you tell I loved it?

Scale Plastic & Rail