War News Updates: Tonight Is Movie Night: Zulu (1964)

Friday, July 18, 2014

WNU Editor: Wikipedia has some good background information on this movie and on the battle.

James said...: If I remember the scene correctly
Private: Why us, Colour Sergeant, why us?
Colour Sergeant: Because WE'RE here lad, and nobody else.
No feeling in the world like it.
Bit of trivia, at the end they take a roll call. They call out the name Jones with a different number after it many times, why?; July 19, 2014 at 4:41 AM
oldfatslow said...: Keeping up with the
Jones was because they
were a Welsh unit and
Jones was so common a
surname in Wales that
they had to distinguish
each other with numbers.

I love this movie. The
characters are clearly
defined, the story is
crisp, and it doesn't
deviate too far from
what actually happened.

More trivia. In real
life, what infirmity did
Bromhead have? Who do
historians think really
organized the defense
of Rourke's Drift?

ofs; July 19, 2014 at 7:01 AM
War News Updates Editor said...: I love this film. The bravery that these men displayed is truly astounding.; July 19, 2014 at 8:13 AM
James said...: Almost ofs. My understanding is that Welsh surnames were so hard to pronounce for the British that they arbitrarily gave them Jones and a number.; July 19, 2014 at 9:11 AM
oldfatslow said...: James,

That's a much better
explanation.

ofs; July 19, 2014 at 2:50 PM

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