About the Author

P. S. Thompson is retired Associate Professor of History at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, and the author, with John P. C. Laband, of The Illustrated Guide to the Anglo-Zulu War.

Reviews

In addition to providing an account from the contingent's perspective of NNC participation in the epic battle of Isandlwana, Thompson has recounted their service over the whole scope of the war.... His account is based on a rich selection of contemporary primary sources: diaries, journals, letters, memoirs, government documents. This extensive research has enabled the author to conclude that the NNC was indispensable to the British victory in the Zulu War. - Journal of Military History