Nothing Remains But to Fight - Ian Knight

The defence of the Reverend Otto Witt's mission better known as Rorkes Drift on the border of Natel and Zululand in 1879 has been described as the finest moment in the history of the British empire. This story of how a handfull of british soldiers of "B" company of the 2/24 foot numbering less than 130 defended and held the tiny mission against the might of the Zulu army numbering more than 4000 was captured (even if somewhat inacurratly) by the film "zulu" In this book, the author Ian Knight picks through the events to bring a true account of what happened on that day with a mixture of eye witness accounts and recent ...