John Laband Explained
| John Laband |
| Birth Date: | 18 March 1947 |
| Birth Place: | Johannesburg, South Africa |
| Nationality: | South African |
| Fields: | Anglo-Zulu and Boers wars |
| Workplaces: | Wilfrid Laurier University |
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John Paul Clow Laband (born 18 March 1947 in Johannesburg) is a South African historian and writer, specialising in Anglo-Zulu and the First and Second Freedom Wars (Afrikaans: Eerste- en Tweede Vryheidsoorlog). He has taught at universities in South Africa, England, and Canada.[1] [2] [3] In particular, he has been Professor of History at Wilfrid Laurier University, Canada, and a Research Associate of the University of KwaZulu-Natal.[1]
Biography
Laband has published many books about the military history of Southern Africa and the history of the Zulu nation and the Anglo-Zulu war of 1879 in particular. He is now Professor Emeritus at Wilfrid Laurier University];[4] and is a Life Member of Clare Hall, Cambridge University, England.[5]
Bibliography (not exhaustive)
- Fight Us in the Open; The Anglo-Zulu War Through Zulu Eyes, Pietermaritzburg, 1985
- Kingdom in Crisis: The Zulu Response to the British Invasion of 1879, 1992[6]
- Isandlwana, KwaZulu Monuments Council series, 1992
- Lord Chelmsford's Zululand Campaign 1878–1879, Army Records Society, 1994
- Rope of Sand: The Rise and Fall of the Zulu Kingdom in the Nineteenth Century, 1995, Jonathan Ball Publishers SA,
- The Illustrated Guide to the Anglo-Zulu War, 2000, with Paul Thompson, University of KwaZulu-Natal Press,
- The Atlas of the Later Zulu Wars, 1883–1888, 2001, University of KwaZulu-Natal Press,
- The Transvaal Rebellion: The First Boer War 1880–1881, Taylor & Francis Ltd,
- The Battle of Majuba Hill: The Transvaal Campaign, 1880–1881, Helion & Company,
- Daily Lives Of Civilians in Wartime Africa, 2007,
- Historical Dictionary of the Zulu Wars, Scarecrow Press,
- Zulu Warriors: The Battle for the South African Frontier, Yale University Press,
- The assassination of King Shaka, Jonathan Ball Publishers SA,
- Zulu Identities: Being Zulu, Past and Present, with Benedict Carton and Jabulani Sithole, C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd,
- The eight Zulu kings: From Shaka to Goodwill Zwelithini, Jonathan Ball Publishers SA,
- The Fall of Rorke's Drift: An Alternate History of the Anglo-Zulu War of 1879, Greenhill Books,
- Bringers of War, Pen & Sword Books Ltd,
- The A to Z of the Zulu Wars, Scarecrow Press,
- with Timothy J. Stapleton, Encyclopedia of African Colonial Conflicts, 2 volumes, ABC-CLIO, Santa Barbara, California, 2016
Further reading
- John Gooch, The Boer War: Direction, Experience, and Image, University of Leeds, p. 107-126, 2000
- Adrian Greaves, The Tribe That Washed Its Spears: The Zulus at War, Pen & Sword Military, 2013
- Harold E. Raugh, Jr., Anglo-Zulu War, 1879: A Selected Bibliography, Scarecrow Press, 2011
- Stephen M. Miller, Soldiers and Settlers in Africa: 1850 – 1918, 2009
- Keith Smith, Dead Was Everything: Studies in the Anglo-Zulu War, Frontline Books, 2014
References
- Web site: Archived copy . 4 July 2020 . 18 April 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190418223051/https://www.ucalgary.ca/hic/issues/vol4/4/abstract . dead .
- http://www.ggedufund.com/deirdreerasmus GGEF
- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79113755.html Library of Congress
- Book: Laband . John . The Assassination of King Shaka: Zulu History's Dramatic Moment . 2017 . Jonathan Ball Publishers . 978-1-86842-808-3 . 270 . en.
- Web site: The Fall of Rorke's Drift .
- http://natalia.org.za/Files/22/Natalia%20v22%20book%20reviews%20-%20notices%20C.pdf Book review
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