Zulu Musings
Ian KnightMy meanderings and adventures in Zulu history over fifty years of writing and researching
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Weekly |
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| Issues | 66 | Founded | 2 years ago | Last Issue | a month ago |
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'The Sun Turned Black'; The eclipse at iSandlwana
According to a warrior of the uNokhenke ibutho, at the height of the battle of iSandlwana
The sun turned black in the middle of the battle; we could still see it over us, or we should have thought we had been fighting til evening. Then w...
Making Every Shot Tell; Rates of fire and resupply at iSandlwana.
Peter Vaughan as QM Bloomfield in Zulu Dawn; the film encapsulated the myth of an obdurate quartermaster and a failure of ammunition supply at iSandlwana.
Peter Vaughan as QM Bloomfield in Zulu Dawn; the film encapsulated the myth of an ob...
MORE CINEMA SCREENINGS OF 4K ZULU DAWN
In order to celebrate the forthcoming disc release by Severin Films of the hi-def 4K restoration of Zulu Dawn, two more cinema screenings in the south-east have been announced. At both I shall be giving a short introduction at the start of...
ZULU DAWN - REVISITED
Last Saturday (24 Jan 2026, for those of you reaching this in the far future!) I was lucky enough to give an introduction at the premiere screening of the newly re-mastered version of the 1979 film about iSandlwana, ZULU DAWN.
ZULU DAWN wa...
Who Was The Real Otto Witt?
Jack Hawkins and Ulla Jacobssen as Otto and Margaretta Witt in Zulu.
Jack Hawkins and Ulla Jacobssen as Otto and Margaretta Witt in Zulu.
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I'm a historian and author specialising in the history of the 19th century Zulu kingdom, including the Anglo-Zulu War. I've currently written or co-written 46 books, including 'Zulu Rising', mostly about Zulu history.
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