Secrets of the Dead - Season 2 Episode 4 Day of the Zulu
During the Anglo-Zulu wars in South Africa, the success of small British regiments against huge numbers of native warriors became the stuff of legend. But in one key 1879 battle, Zulu fighting unites known as Impis decimated the British forces at the battle of Isandlwana. Historian Ian Knight and forensic archaeologist Tony Pollard investigate the battle scene, trying to assess the impact of a solar eclipse on the outcome, and discovering the Zulu use of performance enhancing "battle drugs" that included cannabis and a powerful hallucinogenic mushroom. New evidence reveals the changing tide of the battle, the innovative strategy of the Zulu and one Critical, irreversible British mistake. (UK/PBS 55 min)
Year: 2024
Genre: Documentary, Mystery
Country: United Kingdom, United States of America
Studio: PBS
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First Air Date: May 15, 2000
Last Air date: Nov 20, 2024
Season: 22 Season
Episode: 113 Episode
Runtime: 56 minutes
IMDb: 6.20/10 by 18.00 users
Popularity: 23.459
Language: English
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