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 Posted: Tue Jan 24, 2012 2:40 pm |
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Looking at the front cover of my book 'Guns Of The Western Indian War' by R. Stephen Dorsey, there is an ornamental set of horns, with a felt or similar material covering in the centre, which would be a great representation of the Zulu attack formation for a desk wall.
Anyway, it made me think that the Zulus had actually discovered a method of attack that was/is used by many armies, even today.
In the book 'Vanquished' by Mir Bahmanyar, page 285 it says -
'Count Alfred von Schlieffen, chief of the German General Staff, believed that the key to such a victory could be found in the strategies of Cannae, as had been written by notable German historian Hans Delbruck. The historical section of the General Staff was tasked with producing " a set of 'Cannae Studies' that would demonstrate that the principle of double envelopment practiced by Hannibal at Cannae was the master key to victory in battle".
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