The Day of the Dead Moon

5 Audio Cd's Narrated

by David Rattray

Story telling by a master
In this spellbinding audio series, David Rattray describes the sad but true events of 1879 with sensitivity, and vividly brings the story into the imagination. In some cases he corrects some wrong impressions given by the film Zulu.

An engrossing tale superbly told by David Rattray
David Rattray does a wonderful job of telling this most amazing story. He really makes the characters and events come alive.

If you watched Zulu and want to know why.
For anyone who has watched the groundbreaking film Zulu this amazing true and wonderfully told verbal history is for you. It explains the Zulu wars from first political stirrings through to the final battle at Ulundi. The story is told in all its glory and folly.

Part 1: Preamble to the Battle of Isandlwana
A journey through the history of South Africa leading up to the invasion of Zululand by the British army in 1879

Part 2: The Battle of Isandlwana
The British invasion of Zululand in 1879 was marked by one of the greatest military disasters ever suffered by a modern British army at the hands of a native force. As there were very few British survivors of the battle and the Zulus left no written account of their actions at that time, the details of what happened at Isandlwana are largely unknown.

This account of the battle of Isandlwana comes from the oral tradition handed down by the Zulus who fought there and from the writings of soldiers, journalists and others who followed the British campaign in Zululand. All this has been combined with David Rattrays personal observations to present a fascinating account of this dramatic event.

Part 3: Chelmsfords story and the events at Fugitives Drift
Frederick Augustus Thesiger, 2nd Baron Chelmsford, was the Lieutenant-General commanding the British forces in South Africa at the time of the battle of Isandlwana. Blamed by many as the man responsible for the disaster, this is the story of his movements during the course of the battle, and of those fleeing the carnage at Isandlwana who tried to reach the safety of the Natal bank of the Buffalo River along a broken and precipitous piece of ground, to a crossing which subsequently became known as the Fugitives Drift. It was here that Horace Lockwood Smith Dorian made his extraordinary escape, crossing the river by holding onto the tail of a stray horse, where Private Samuel Wassall won his Victoria Cross by saving Private Westwood, and where Lieutenants T Melvill and NJA Coghill lost their lives trying to save the Queens Colour of the 1.24th Regiment. Both were awarded the Victoria Cross posthumously, the very first ever to receive such honour.


Part 4: Rorkes Drift
Lord Chelmsford had marched into Zululand with the ill fated third column en route to Isandlwana, leaving behind him a disgruntled B company of the 2/24th to guard the Post at Rorkes Drift under the command of Lieutenant Gonville Bromhead. Together with fellow officer Lieutenant John Chard RE and a handful of brave men, he was about to face the biggest challenge of his life as the epic story of the defence of Rorkes Drift began to unfold.

There were more Victoria Crosses awarded for the defence of Rorkes Drift than for any other single action in British military history. This is an account of the gripping events at Rorkes Drift a narrative based on historic documents first hand accounts and personal observation. It is a tale of immense human courage and sacrifice and the stuff of which legends are made.


Part 5: Ulundi The Final Chapter
Following the Zulu victory at Isandlwana and the remarkable defence of Rorkes Drift the British army in South Africa was significantly reinforced to bring an end to the Anglo Zulu war of 1879. The Day of the Dead Moon Part 5 is a chronicle of the events leading up to the destruction of the Zulu capital at Ulundi and the subsequent impact of this campaign on the Zulu people, including the battles of Hlobane, Khambula and the death of the Prince Imperial.

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