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End of a Dynasty

The Last Days of the Prince Imperial, Zululand 1879

Bill Guest author Paul Deleage author Fleur Webb translator

Format:Paperback

Publisher:University of KwaZulu-Natal Press

Published:24th Jun '08

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Paul Deleage, a young correspondent attached to the prestigious French newspaper ""Le Figaro"", was sent to report on the Prince Imperial's African adventure during the Anglo-Zulu War of 1879. In fact, Deleage was the only French journalist to cover the war. His account of the three months he spent with the British High Command, to which Prince Louis Napoleon was seconded, was published in French 125 years ago.This translation from the original (""Trois Mois Chez les Zoulous"") brings to life an extraordinary piece of history. It provides a unique and intimate picture of the last few months in the life of the French Prince Imperial, before his death by assegai in a lonely valley in Africa.

'Fleur Webb's translation of Deleage's personal account of the later stages of the Anglo-Zulu War at last makes available to English readers the fresh, vividly detailed and emotional impressions of a Frenchman who viewed events with an intriguingly different eye from British observers.' John Laband, Professor of History at Wilfred Laurier University, Ontario, Canada, and author of The Illustrated Guide to the Anglo-Zulu War

ISBN: 9781869141387

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 322g

248 pages