Zulu Movie Sgt Bourne T Shirt

On the night of January 22-23, 1879, roughly 150 British soldiers — many of them sick or wounded — held a small mission station at Rorke's Drift in Natal against an attacking force of 3,000 to 4,000 Zulu warriors. They held for nearly twelve hours. The defense earned eleven Victoria Crosses, the most ever awarded to a single regiment in a single action. Color Sergeant Frank Bourne — at 24 years old, the youngest senior NCO in the British Army — was at the heart of that defense. He survived the night, lived to age 91, and died in 1945 as the last surviving defender of Rorke's Drift. Decades later, Nigel Green's iconic portrayal of Bourne in the 1964 film Zulu — alongside Stanley Baker as Lt. Chard and a young Michael Caine as Lt. Bromhead — turned the real-life sergeant into one of cinema's most beloved NCOs. This shirt is built for British military history fans, Zulu film enthusiasts, fans of Michael Caine and Stanley Baker, Welsh regimental heritage supporters, Victorian colonial history collectors, and anyone who's ever sat through "Men of Harlech" with the volume turned up.

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Printed on the Gildan Heavy Cotton 5.3 oz tee (G500) — a preshrunk, classic-fit cotton shirt that's been an American printing staple for decades. Available in multiple colors and sizes S through 5XL (size availability varies by color). Machine wash cold inside out, tumble dry low. Ships in 2-4 business days from North Carolina.

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