Rorke's Drift by those that were there volume 1

A new book entered my Zulu War library ,bringing it up to 123 titles , any book with the words Zulu and Ian Knight automatcally get bought . This is a new edition of an old book extemsively editedby Lee Stevenson and Ian Knight with nsome of the original work done by the late Alan Baynham -Jones An hardback edition with a lovely sleeve which has a lovely artists impresion of the action fought at the famious mission station in 1879 . The book contains eye witness accounts from both sides British and Zulu taken from letters and documents of the time and gives an interesting first hand account of the battle . The book has some great pictures of the period and modern photographs of the battle site and monuments and graves of the fallen ,266 pages which also includes maps and charts I am really looking forward to reading this and wait eagerly for volume 2