Rational expectations: Interesting. This is a new twist to me. Is there a new book out on the Anglo-Zulu War that discusses this? I’d be very interested in reading it, as the older versions of events (most notably the book “The Washing of the Spears”) tend to place the blame squarely on the quartermasters.
The Martini-Henry appeared to function well at Rorke’s Drift, and there is scant mention of any malfunctions among that contingent (2nd Warwickshire Regiment) during the siege there.
