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Like Wolves on the Fold: The Defence of Rorke's Drift. By Mike Snook. St. Paul, Minn.: MBI Publishing, 2006. ISBN 1-853677-659-4. Maps. Photographs. Illustrations. Glossary. Bibliography and sources. Index. Pp. xvi, 302. $34.95.
Lieutenant Colonel Mike Snook has put together a nice little book covering the events of 22-23 January 1879 when a tiny detachment of British soldiers held their own against sustained attacks by a seemingly overwhelming number of Zulu warriors. Snook calls the book the second volume of his study of the Anglo-Zulu War, the first being How Can Men Die Better, the story of the catastrophe at Isandlwana earlier on 22 January. Like Wolves on the Fold can certainly stand alone, however, or even serve as a follow up to Ron Lock and Peter Quantrill's Zulu Victory, reviewed in this journal...