https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zulu_(1964_film)
Zulu is a 1964 British epic war film depicting the Battle of Rorke's Drift between the British Army and the Zulus in January 1879, during the Anglo-Zulu War.It depicts 150 British soldiers, many of whom were sick and wounded patients in a field hospital, who successfully held off a force of 4,000 Zulu warriors.
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Fascinating but not very sophisticated. First why were the Zulus so motivated and on the offensive. The issue is not even referred to let alone explained. Second what was the point? What did the redcoats actually achieve by their bluff military insistence on 'staying their ground'? Very. Very little and at great cost IMHO. Third the military tactics employed by the redcoats were absurd. Disperse- move to higher ground- deploy heavier weapons are all obvious moves which were clearly ignored. "Experts" ought to be aware of several more and better tactics than that. I see this movie as a study into the thinking that later was to bring you Gallipoli- Verdun and the Somme. Also little achievement and at great cost.
