Sink the Birkenhead ! Nicholas Dekker

This is the story of a lone Xhosa Chief who destroyed a British Navy troopship that threatened to annihilate his nation in 1852. This is the story how the attack was carried out by a few African black people. This is the story of a lone abalone diver who spent scores of hours investigating the wreck of HMS Birkenhead between 1958 and 1988 and how the irrefutable evidence of sabotage was found. This is the story of Britain´s mindless invasion into Xhosaland and the lamentable story how one of the bravest African Chiefs was buried in a pauper´s hole on Robben Island.

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2005. Soft cover, 343 pages. Good condition. Cover has some slight edgewear.