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]
John Laband | |
|---|---|
| Born | 18 March 1947 Johannesburg, South Africa |
| Nationality | South African |
| Known for | Historian and writer |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Anglo-Zulu and Boers wars |
| Institutions | Wilfrid Laurier University |
Biography
editLaband 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)
edit- 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, ISBN 9781868420230
- The Illustrated Guide to the Anglo-Zulu War, 2000, with Paul Thompson, University of KwaZulu-Natal Press, ISBN 9781869140557
- The Atlas of the Later Zulu Wars, 1883–1888, 2001, University of KwaZulu-Natal Press, ISBN 9780869809983
- The Transvaal Rebellion: The First Boer War 1880–1881, Taylor & Francis Ltd, ISBN 9781138154209
- The Battle of Majuba Hill: The Transvaal Campaign, 1880–1881, Helion & Company, ISBN 9781911512387
- Daily Lives Of Civilians in Wartime Africa, 2007, ISBN 9780313335402
- Historical Dictionary of the Zulu Wars, Scarecrow Press, ISBN 9780810860780
- Zulu Warriors: The Battle for the South African Frontier, Yale University Press, ISBN 9780300209198
- The assassination of King Shaka, Jonathan Ball Publishers SA, ISBN 9781868428076
- Zulu Identities: Being Zulu, Past and Present, with Benedict Carton and Jabulani Sithole, C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd, ISBN 9781850659082
- The eight Zulu kings: From Shaka to Goodwill Zwelithini, Jonathan Ball Publishers SA, ISBN 9781868428380
- The Fall of Rorke's Drift: An Alternate History of the Anglo-Zulu War of 1879, Greenhill Books, ISBN 9781784383732
- Bringers of War, Pen & Sword Books Ltd, ISBN 9781848326583
- The A to Z of the Zulu Wars, Scarecrow Press, ISBN 9780810876316
- with Timothy J. Stapleton, Encyclopedia of African Colonial Conflicts, 2 volumes, ABC-CLIO, Santa Barbara, California, 2016
Further reading
edit- 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
edit- ^ a b "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 18 April 2019. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "GGEF". Archived from the original on 4 July 2020. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
- ^ Library of Congress
- ^ Laband, John (2017). The Assassination of King Shaka: Zulu History's Dramatic Moment. Jonathan Ball Publishers. p. 270. ISBN 978-1-86842-808-3.
- ^ "The Fall of Rorke's Drift". Archived from the original on 7 July 2020. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
- ^ Book review
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