The History of Warfare: Zulu Wars 1879
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Artist: Artist Not ProvidedDVD: Region Code 0
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 55 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2007-05-08
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Cromwell Productions
Movie Reviews of The History of Warfare: Zulu Wars 1879
Movie Review: The Zulus Represented!
Summary: 4 Stars
In typical history classes, students learn why a war was fought and who won. The mechanics of the war are usually only studied by those in military classes. This work goes into specifics about weapons not working, battle plans, retreat plans, etc.
It's easy to think that Europeans defeated non-Europeans without exception. However, the battle in South Dakota's Black Hills, this battle, Algeria, Vietnam, and the Ethiopian battle against Italians prove that the line of domination was not always unidirectional. Whereas history suggests that Custer was foolhardy, the British Frere (whose French last name is never explained) had valid reasons to think the Zulus could not overthrow the Europeans. The documentary immediately states how the Zulu success was a Pyrrhic victory because five Zulus died for every one Brit killed and the Zulus were not able to keep their independence for long.
Many of the battle reenactments were well-done, rather than cheesy. I wonder if they took clips from Michael Caine's film "Zulu." In the reenactments, they actually had the Zulu King speaking in Zulu with English subtitles. Shaka Zulu is mentioned once but it's implied that not in the picture by this point. Just as indigenous tribes helped the Spanish conquer the Aztecs and the Incas, this documentary stated that some Zulus did support the British. The fact that the Zulus killed Napoleon IV ended a French dynasty never comes up either.
Unlike most documentaries that interview four or five scholars, this work only interviewed one. This is a British production, so it uses British spellings.
Remember, Boy George sang, "War, war is stupid!" Even Bart Simpson gave a caveat that wars are terrible. Still, this documentary made a battle look interesting. I really think Civil War recreationists and other hawks will really enjoy this work.
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