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The warrior-king was a loyal son, a fearsome fighter, and master tactician, a ruthless tyrant, a national-hero—and in the end largely the stuff of myth. He came out of nowhere to lead his people to greatness. But while Shaka Zulu has been called the black Napoléon, he ultimately morphed into a 19th century Idi Amin. …
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