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Wed Dec 08, 2010 5:11 pm
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Rich

Can't help but think that the "Where Eagles Dare" mission would have failed miserably but for those seemingly bottomless rucksacks!

Sawubona

I'm with you as regards the (origin ...

Thu Nov 11, 2010 4:17 pm
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John

Following on from Peter's post, and in addition to all of the above, I would personally recommend Remembering the Rebellion - The Zulu Uprising of 1906 (ISBN 1-86914-117-2) by Jeff Guy. Publis ...

Tue Oct 12, 2010 10:36 am
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Sheldon

I don't want to intentionally divert the thread but can I just ask you a quick (and I hope not stupid) question as to whether blue ray, or these DVD enhancers, have any significant effect o ...

Thu Oct 07, 2010 11:50 am
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Peter

Excellent comments as always but please spare a thought for me. Ever since changing the battery on my bike's Cateye computer it has been stuck on Km so I have to do a mental 8km = 5miles conv ...

Sat Oct 02, 2010 10:43 am
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Laughing

Fri Oct 01, 2010 5:41 pm
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Hi Paul

Ngiyasazi isiZulu kancane kodwa angasazi isiTaffy! Laughing

Even though I am further much West these days I am afraid I will still not be able to venture across the Severn to attend your t ...

Thu Sep 09, 2010 10:47 am
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Hi Coll

Just to echo Peter really, and in fairness to you, I for one am perfectly happy to "exercise patience" in this matter.

I am genuinely interested to hear your specific points bu ...

Tue Sep 07, 2010 11:09 am
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Well, my real name is Jean-Claude Van Damme but I got a bit fed up with being mistaken, both nominally and physically, with my Belgian namesake so I opted for Haydn Thomas Jones instead ('cos after wa ...

Sun Aug 29, 2010 12:34 pm
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The Sunday Times (29 August) Culture Supplement includes a section on Zulu Rising and describes it, inter alia, as "an exceptional book" and a " first class work of military history, no ...

Wed Aug 25, 2010 2:33 pm
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Paul

I agree with you.

Kind regards

H

Wed Aug 25, 2010 11:17 am
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Hi Everyone

A link to the Daily Mail review of Zulu Rising;

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/books/article-1305702/A-slaughter-savage-God-closed-eyes-ZULU-RISING-BY-IAN-KNIGHT-Sidgwick--Jackson-2 ...

Fri Aug 20, 2010 12:46 pm
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Rich

One book - what would I give? That is quite a question you have posed!

If it were solely in respect of events leading up to 22 January 1879 then I would probably look no further than Ian Kn ...

Fri Aug 13, 2010 4:30 pm
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http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/192708/Zulu-massacre may be of interest to Forum Members.

H

PS See anything wrong with the photo caption?

Tue Jul 27, 2010 5:35 pm
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Julian

'Tis fine - please, no apologies necessary.

H

Tue Jul 27, 2010 10:21 am
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Julian

Thank you the clarification. Appreciate it.

H
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