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688-page Anglo-Zulu War Bibliography Pending Publication
Harold Raugh


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Dear Colleagues and Friends,
The RDVC forum has been quiet the last few weeks, so this may be a good time to let you know that my c. 688-page �Anglo-Zulu War, 1879: A Selected Bibliography,� will be published in the next few months. It is available for pre-order at Scarecrow Press, Amazon.com. and Amazon.co.uk. (There is also a Kindle edition.)
This is the table of contents:
Contents
Foreword, by Huw M. Jones
Acknowledgments
Preface
Introduction: Overview of the Anglo-Zulu War, 1879
1. Overview
A. General Information
B. Political, Economic, and International Background
2. Rise of the Zulu Nation, 1819-1878
A. General Information
B. Shaka kaSenzangakhona
C. Cetshwayo kaMpande
D. Zulu Army
3. Anglo-Zulu War, Phase I: 11 January-30 May 1879
A. General
B. Battle of Isandlwana, 22 January 1879
C. Battle of Nyezane, 22 January 1879
D. Defense of Rorke�s Drift, 22/23 January 1879 .
E. Siege of Eshowe, 24 January-3 April 1879
F. Battle of Ntombe River, 12 March 1879
G. Battle of Hlobane Mountain, 28 March 1879
H. Battle of Khambula Hill, 29 March 1879
I. Battle of Gingindlovu, 2 April 1879
J. London Gazette Despatches
4. Anglo-Zulu War, Phase II: 31 May �26 August 1879
A. General
B. Death of the Prince Imperial, 1 June 1879
C. Battle of Ulundi, 4 July 1879
D. Capture of Cetshwayo kaMpande, 26 August 1879
E. Aftermath of the War
F. London Gazette Despatches
5. Colonial Troops
6. Miscellaneous Aspects
A. Naval Brigade
B. Cavalry
C. Artillery
D. Small Arms and Individual Weapons
E. Intelligence Operations
F. Engineers
G. Logistics
H. Signal Support
I. Medical Support
J. Postal Operations
K. War Correspondents and Artists .
L. Literature
M. Poetry
N. Films and Television
O. Music and Dances
P. Military Models and Wargames
Q. Victoria Cross, Awards, and Decorations
R. Websites
S. Miscellaneous
7. Autobiographies, Biographies, Journals, and Letters
A. General Frederic A. Thesiger, Lord Chelmsford
B. Field Marshal Viscount Garnet J. Wolseley
C. Other Participants: Autobiographies
D. Other Participants: Biographies
E. Other Participants: Journals
F. Other Participants: Letters .
G. Dissertations/Presentations
8. Regimental and Unit Histories
9. Soldiers� Letters Published in Newspapers
10. Selected Notices and Illustrations from Contemporary Periodicals
A. Graphic
B. Illustrated London News
C. Penny Illustrated
11. British and Natalian Parliamentary Papers
A. British Parliamentary Papers
B. Natalian Parliamentary Papers
12. Government and Official Documents
13. Personal and Unofficial Documents: United Kingdom
14. Personal and Unofficial Documents: South Africa
15. Personal and Unofficial Documents: Other Repositories
Author/Editor Index
About the Author

I am convinced this is an excellent and comprehensive bibliography that will help encourage and guide additional research into the Anglo-Zulu War. My only regret, for which I sincerely apologize, is the book�s high price � the topic of a number of contentious messages between me and the publisher, Scarecrow Press. The publisher is focused on selling reference books to library and institutional purchasers, and seems to think it can make enough profit from those sources that it doesn�t need to price the book more reasonably for us individuals. I feel the publisher is making a big mistake � and told the editor so � and is shortsighted and depriving itself of a greater potential profit. Please do not flog me for this high price, which I was unsuccessful in trying to get reduced.

Mr. Huw Jones was kind enough to grace this book with an insightful Foreword, which I greatly appreciate. I was also able to list individually all those good fellows (and a few ladies!), many of whom are on this forum, for their great assistance. My sincere thanks to all of you.

Thank you very much. Good reading!
All the best,
Harold Raugh
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peterw


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Harold

That looks like an epic work.

Sadly, at �110, I won't be buying. I think you are right and your publisher may rue ignoring your advice.

Peter


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Ouch! That ain't cheap.

Happily, it does reduce with some research on the Net.

Harold, you'll make at least one sale!

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Sawubona


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Well done, Harold! It's been a long haul and your tenacity is beyond belief (my belief anyways). Perhaps you could give us an entry or three, a snippet to show us what to expect?
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Peter Ewart


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Hear, hear! Congratulations, Harold, on the completion of what must have been a monumental project. The scope seems enormous and I suspect the limits to this were continually extended the longer the project developed - or did you have a set of categories fixed from the outset and stick to them?

A pity your efforts to convince the publishers to keep the price within the reach of the individual enthusiast fell on stony ground. I suppose this was always likely, with works of reference like this usually being priced according to the need for the publishers to recoup their initial outlay from institutions and see what happens after that. It may be, when the institutional take-up is more or less complete, that the price comes down, but we'll have to see.

It's certainly a publication I shall want to acquire as soon as possible and which I shall find difficult to resist from the beginning!

Peter
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New AZW Bibliography
Harold Raugh


Joined: 25 May 2008
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Gentlemen,
Many thanks indeed for your thoughtful and understanding messages.
Let me first add that I was surprised to receive in the mail today my "author's copies" of the book, so it appears to have been published! It is a rather handsome volume, and seems easier to use and read than my 2008 British Military Operations in Egypt and the Sudan: A Selected Bibliography, largely because there is increased spacing between the entries.
I developed a chapter outline at the beginnng of this project in 2007, which helped me focus on various subjects and smaller topics. This outline evolved slightly as the project progressed.
I would recommend going to this book's page on Amazon.com ( http://www.amazon.com/Anglo-Zulu-War-1879-Selected-Bibliography/dp/0810872277/ref=sr_1_5?i.e.=UTF8&s=books&qid=1308342178&sr=8-5 )
and above the picture of the book's cover, click on "Click to Look Inside." This will give one the opportunity to check out some of the book's contents. Another possibility is to request a copy of this book from your local library via interlibrary loan, then photocopy as much as you like (since you will be using the copies for personal use and not profit-making purposes). Another good option may be to wait a few months and look for a gently used copy via Internet search engines such as Abebooks.com or ViaLibri.
In the meantme, here is Huw Jones' kind and gracious Foreword to the book:

"Foreword

by

Huw M. Jones
Shermershill


It is strange that the Anglo-Zulu War, which has been the subject of many books and articles in recent years, has never had a bibliography, whereas the Anglo-Boer War, which has been of far less interest, has several. In over 850 bibliographies listed in Reuben Musiker's South African Bibliography: A Survey of Bibliographies and Bibliographical Work (third edition, Mansell, 1996), there are only five bibliographies which have Zululand and the Zulu as their subject. Trevor Cope's The Zulu People: A Select Bibliography (Department of Bantu Languages, University of Natal, Durban, 1974) did include a section �Zulu History: Cetshwayo and the Zulu War� with just 20 entries. Now at last, however, we have a full bibliography with some 4,200 entries. In addition, this bibliography also contains detailed references to over 325 unpublished government and official documents, as well as over 1,200 unpublished personal and unofficial primary source documents (diaries, letters, accounts, photographs, etc.) located in archival repositories in the United Kingdom, South Africa, and elsewhere.
Harold Raugh's Anglo-Zulu War, 1879: A Selected Bibliography is unique. Dr. Raugh has brought all his skills as a military historian, not least patience and perseverance, to focus on producing this extremely valuable bibliography. It is wide-ranging, covering not only the more obvious aspects of well-known encounters, but more specific topics such as Artillery, Logistics and Postal Operations. Dr. Raugh has also trawled deeply, picking up material from unlikely sources such as the South African Nursing Journal, Harmsworth Magazine, Vanity Fair and The Field. And he has not forgotten more recent media with the inclusion of websites and DVDs. The listing of dissertations and presentations is particularly useful. This will certainly be the definitive bibliography for many years to come.
It will be indispensable for historians and writers on the Anglo-Zulu War of 1879 and for students it is the perfect research tool with which to start comprehending its complexities. For those with less specialised interests, but nevertheless a fascination for this Victorian war, Dr. Raugh's bibliography will provide an opportunity to follow-up fascinating literary byways. In its comprehensive nature, the Anglo-Zulu War, 1879: A Selected Bibliography demonstrates that there was much more of significance to this war than the events of 22 January 1879. Of Dr. Raugh's many contributions to military history, this bibliography will certainly be among the most significant and important."

Thank you.

Cheers,
Harold
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rich


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Harold:

Thanks for your "epic tome" on the AZW. I'm sure you're very happy to see all that published after all of your hard work putting it together. It is certainly a very valuable addition to AZW historiography.

At this point, I've put it on my Amazon "wish list". For us here in the US, it looks as if the price is about $140. Perhaps I'll forego a couple of pints for the next few weeks, eh???

And I'm not surprised about the difficulty in reducing the retail price. The book publishing industry today is under great pricing pressure. They're really looking to hold up their profits in the face of reduced demand for books.

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Harold Raugh


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Hi Rich,

Thank you very much for your kind message. I am glad this project is done, but chagrined the price is not lower to make the book more readily available to a larger audience. After all, that's why I put it together (the royalties are peanuts, too). Foregoing your pints for only a few weeks? Your dedication and sacrifice is tremendous!

Here's an extract from the book's Acknowledgements; I reckon you'll see a few names you'll recognize:

"A project of this magnitude could not have been compiled or completed alone, and I am pleased to be able to acknowledge the many people who have selflessly shared their expertise and knowledge of the Anglo-Zulu War and its sources and, recognizing the need for a volume of this nature, provided genuine and sustained encouragement over the period of three years it took to complete this volume. Many of these individuals are members of the Victorian Military Society or of the �rorkesdriftvc.com� online discussion forum, an especially rich field of information. I would like to acknowledge the superb assistance of the following individuals:

Ms. Beverley Allen, Victorian Military Society, England

Ms. Aileen Anderson, Assistant Museums Officer, and Mr. Barrie Duncan,
Assistant Museums Officer, South Lanarkshire Council, Museums
Service, Hamilton, England

Mrs. Pauline Archer, Archive Assistant, Warwickshire County Record Office, Warwick, England

Mr. Christopher Ash, South African Military History Society, Johannesburg,
South Africa

Major Andrew Banks, British Army
Professor Ian F.W. Beckett, UK
Mr. Brian Best, Secretary, Victoria Cross Society, UK

Dr. Erik Blakeley, F.R.S.A., Curator, Staffordshire Regiment Museum,
Whittington Barracks, Lichfield, England

Mr. G.M.D. Booth, Archivist; Mr. Andrew Rackley, Archive Assistant; and Mr. Robert Pitt, Senior Conservation and Reprographics Assistant, Warwickshire County Record Office, Warwick, England

Mr. Charles Booysen, descendent of Lieutenant Teignmouth Melvill, V.C., South Africa

Mr. Craig Bowen, Collections and Research Manager, Buffs, Royal East Kent Regiment Museum Collection, Canterbury, England

Mr. Lars Boye, Victorian Military Society, Denmark

Mr. Michael Boyle, USA

Miss M.I. Bronkhorst, Western Cape Archives and Records Service, Cape Town, South Africa

Dr. M. Paul Bryant-Quinn, Wales

Mr. John Bushell, UK

Mr. Rob Campbell, Orders and Medals Research Society, UK

Ms. Rebecca Cheney, Curator, and Curatorial Section, Royal Engineers Museum, Brompton Barracks, Gillingham, England

Mr. Damian Clarke

Ms. Sonia Clarke, England

Mr. Stephen Coan, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa

Mr. Michael Cornwall, O.B.E., Curator, The Rifles (Berkshire and Wiltshire) Museum, Salisbury, England

Mr. John Dickson, Hon. Secretary, and Dr. Guy Dillaway, Cape and Natal Study Circle

Dr. Robin W.F. Droogleever, Australia

Ms. Patrycja Duszynska, Archive Assistant, Information Services, University of Wales, Aberystwyth, Hugh Owen Library, Penglais, Aberystwyth, Wales

Professor Colin Eldridge, B.A., Ph.D. (Nottingham), F.R.Hist.S., University of Wales, Lampeter, Wales

Mr. Paul Evans, Librarian, Royal Artillery Library, Royal Arsenal, Woolwich,
London, England

Major Martin Everett, T.D., F.R.G.S., Regimental Museum of The Royal Welsh, Brecon, Wales

Mr. Peter Ewart, UK

Mr. Robert Gerrard, F.R.G.S., South Africa

Reverend Stacie Gibson, Acting Head, and Mr. Mwelela Cele, Reading Room Librarian, Campbell Collections of the University of KwaZulu Natal,
Durban, South Africa

Mr. Allan Gordon, South African Military History Society, Johannesburg, South Africa

Mr. Chris Gosling, Australia

Dr. Adrian W. Greaves, Editor, Journal of the Anglo Zulu War Historical Society, UK

Dr. Lesley A. Hall, Archives and Manuscripts, Wellcome Library, London,
England

Mr. Steve Hare, Tradition of London, London, England

Dr. Jonathan Hicks, UK

Mr. Peter Helmore, General Secretary, Orders and Medals Research Society, UK

Ms. Christine Holmes, Imaging Services, British Library, Boston Spa, Wetherby, West Yorkshire, England

Mr. Steven Hopkins, England

Mr. Fred Huff, Heidelberg, Germany

Miss Kate Jarman, Trainee Archivist, Somerset Record Office, Taunton,
Somerset, England

Mr. Huw M. Jones, Anglo-Zulu War historian and author, England

Mr. R.J. Jones

Mr. Tony Jones, great-great-grandson of 593 Private William Jones, V.C., UK

Mr. Richard Kemp, Researcher, Somerset Military Museum Trust, Taunton,
Somerset, UK

Mr. Ian Knight, Anglo-Zulu War historian and author, England

Mr. A.B. Leishman, Home Headquarters, Royal Highland Fusiliers, Glasgow,
Scotland

Mr. Rock Lock, South Africa

Mrs. Joan Marsh, Treasurer, South African Military History Society, Kengray, South Africa

Mr. Graham Mason, Wales

Dr. Alastair Massie, Head, Department of Archives, Photographs, Films and Sound, National Army Museum, London, England

Mr. Ed McCarthy, Victorian Military Society

Colonel I.H. McCausland, Rifles Regimental Museums of The Light Infantry and The Royal Green Jackets, Peninsula Barracks, Winchester, England

Mr. George Moor, UK

Lieutenant Colonel (Retd) M.J.R. Motum, Rifles Secretary (Taunton), Taunton, Somerset, UK

Mr. Andy Murkin, Museum Officer, Royal Anglian Regiment Museum,
Cambridge, England

Mr. Tim Newark, Editor, Military Illustrated, UK

Ms. Emily Oldfield, Information Assistant, British Red Cross Museum and
Archives, London, England

Mr. Lawrence Peach, USA

Mrs. Christine Pullen, Curator, Royal Green Jackets Museum, Winchester,
England

Major Peter Quantrill, South Africa

Mr. Paul Robinson, Documentation Assistant, Northampton Museum and Art Gallery, Northampton, England

Major Shaw and Mr. Sandy Leishman, Admin Officer, Home Headquarters,
Royal Highland Fusiliers, Glasgow, Scotland

Mr. Ron Sheeley, USA

Mr. Andy Smith, Editor, Soldiers of the Queen, Victorian Military Society, UK

Mr. Keith I. Smith, Australia

Captain P.H. Starling, Director, Army Medical Services Museum, Keogh
Barracks, Ash Vale, England

Mr. James Stevenson, Collections Officer, Lincolnshire Archives, Lincoln,
England

Ms. Meg Tulloch, Reference Librarian; her replacement, Ms. Stacy Graham; Ms. Martha Peace, Library Technician; Carlisha Leffall, Library Technician; and Mr. Mike McNulty, U.S. Army European Regional Library and Support Center, Heidelberg, Germany

Mr. Richard Ujvary, US

Ms. Kris Wheatley, UK

Mr. John Young, Anglo-Zulu War Royal Research Trust, UK"

So you can see, it truly was a group effort! Many thanks and good reading!

Cheers,
Harold
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Alan
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Harold,
if they bought a copy each, you'd be quids in!

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Sawubona


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Aw shucks, Harold. Warn't nothin'. But I sure get a warm, fuzzy feeling being included among such distinguished company as a reward for my paltry contribution. Thank you.
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A brave venture indeed, and one most likely to prosper as a searchable e-book on something like Kindle.
Which I suppose has already received consideration.

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Harold...

I'd like to echo Saw's comments. That's some list you have there!
I'm trying to think now how I would handle myself at say an AZW cocktail party composed of those on the list. heh heh that bibliography of yours can come in handy if I memorize some of it.... Wink ..Thanks.....

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Robin


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My local bookseller in N/Road, KZN is getting me a copy
indicated price approx R1,500
I think thats fair value
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Harold Raugh


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Greetings Gentlemen,

Sorry I have been away the last few days.

I greatly appreciate all your kind remarks, and my thanks again to all who assisted in this group project!

There does seem to be a Kindle edition of this book for sale, although it is also too expensive!

I'll look forward to hearing additional comments after some of you actually receive your copy of the book. Thanks again.

All the best,
Harold
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All,

It might be of interest to some:

I've just got a copy of Harold's book for less that �85 from Amazon in Canada.

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