A detailed account of the structure of the Zulu army before they defeated the invading British army at Isandlwana in 1879. Unlike the professional army of the British, the Zulu army was actually a temporary mobilization of men, who were regularly called upon to serve the king for non-military purposes as well as to fight wars. Knight describes how the members of the Zulu army were enlisted, trained and armed, and the rituals associated with their duties. With sections on the principal Zulu campaigns, senior commanders and Zulu military terms.  (SAF87, $22.95)