I’ll Tell My Man to Clean Your Kit

 The Defence of Rorke’s Drift

We went to dinner with my daughter and her family Friday night. I made a passing comment about the Zulu Wars and my SIL said he had never heard of such an event. 

I constrained myself and gave a twenty second summation and told him he could borrow my DVD copies of Zulu Dawn and Zulu. And while each takes liberties with the historical events of the battles at Isandhlwana and Rorke’ Drift, both are great movies and give a flavor for the history. I have no hope he will take me up on my offer. History is not his thing and that’s okay. He’s a great guy.

Discussing the Zulu Wars briefly revived my interest and I realized I hadn’t watched either movie in years. Guess how I spent my Saturday?

I think I still have my copy of The Washing of the Spears around here somewhere. It might be time to drag it out too. I know it’s been twenty years since I lasted waded through all 600+ pages of South African history. 

Edit. No, I was not in Washington DC yesterday