'ZULU!' - the motion picture, is based on the battle at Rorke's Drift in 1879, when a small garrison of British soldiers successfully defended the field hospital and stores which had been established there, against an overwhelming army of fierce Zulu warriors. The action has also inspired numerous books and endless debates. The redcoats fought with such staunch heroism that 15 defenders were awarded the Victoria Cross or the Distinguished Conduct Medal for their valour and gallantry, and this extensively researched work contains biographical tributes to those men.