Archival Significance
Written by Paul L. Moorcraft, a journalist and academic who covered the Rhodesian Bush War closely, this account addresses the conflict’s final phase, published in 1979 during the brief Zimbabwe Rhodesia transitional government, its imprint dating it to that narrow political window.
Institutional Context
Published by Galaxie Press, Salisbury, the same press behind AA-WEB-0060’s Contact, reflecting Galaxie’s continued role as a Salisbury publisher of war-related non-fiction through the conflict’s final years.
Content Summary
Chronicles the final stages of the Rhodesian Bush War and the political manoeuvring leading toward its end.
Research Utility
Useful for researchers of the war’s endgame and the transitional Zimbabwe Rhodesia period specifically, best read alongside Moorcraft’s later, more extensive academic writing on the same conflict.
Abantu Archives Note
Held in-house.