I just finished The Horns of the Buffalo by John Wilcox. It is the first of his Simon Fonthill series. I enjoyed this series immensely. If you like Bernard Cornwell's Sharpe Series you will like this one.
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British redcoats confront the Zulus at Rorke’s Drift.
In 1879, the British redcoats are universally regarded as the finest fighting force in the world. Among them is Lieutenant Simon Fonthill, dispatched to South Africa with much to prove: for Colonel Covington, his former Commanding Officer, has slanderously branded him a coward. In the Cape, tension is high. The Zulus, an independent nation of magnificently militant tribesmen, threaten the colonial government’s vision of a united South Africa. And Simon has been chosen for a particularly dangerous mission: to travel deep into Zululand to discover the intentions of the king. Simon encounters violence and imprisonment before he is faced with his greatest challenge. Escaping from the massacre at the Battle of Isandlwana, he must warn the tiny garrison at Rorke’s Drift of the threat posed by advancing Zulu impis. He has a chance to prove Covington a liar, but he may pay the ultimate price.
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http://www.amazon.co.uk/Horns-Buffal...ref=kinw_dp_ke
Unfortunately this is another eBook that is geo-restricted.
I liked it so much I started the second one.
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