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Subtitle: African Statesman
Author: Hannes Wessels
Foreword: Lt-Col Ron Reid-Daly
Publisher: 30 Degrees South Publishers (2010)
ISBN-10: 1920143491
ISBN-13: 9781920143497
Condition: Very Good
Binding: Softcover
Pages: 332
Dimensions: 23.4 x 15.4 x 2 cm
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by Hannes Wessels
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An overview of the history of the white man in southern Africa. Detailed emphasis on the Rhodesian story through the life and times of PK van der Byl; one of the major players in a political drama that ended in the accession to power of Robert Mugabe under the auspices of the British government led by then Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.
By his very nature PK was controversial and confrontational. This account is likely to give offence to some because it portrays him as bluntly as he was in real life. Much can be contested about PK van der Byl but few will dispute he was an extremely colourful character with a devilish sense of humour. This memoir covers his life with a full flourish while doing nothing to detract from the seriousness of the international political and military conflict in which he was engaged. The reader will glean new information on a highly controversial subject and a deeper understanding of what PK van der Byl and his colleagues did and strove for.
