The Great Betrayal: The Memoirs of Africa's Most Controversial Leader - Ian Douglas Smith by Smith, Ian Douglas
Highly Collectible - Dedicated and Signed by Ian Smith.
The Great Betrayal: The Memoirs of Africa's Most Controversial Leader - Ian Douglas Smith by Smith, Ian Douglas
Hardcover, ISBN 9781857821765
Publisher: Blake Publishing, 1997
Used - Very Good+ . Protected wit a Cellophane sleeve.
Ian Smith, former president of Rhodesia, spares few of his opponents as he gives a forthright account of one of Africa's most controversial political careers. Smith details his boyhood in Southern Rhodesia, his enlistment into the Royal Air Force and his active service during World War II. After the war, he joined the United Federal Party and initiated moves with various British Governments under Macmillian and Douglas-Home. This resulted in the Unilateral Declaration of Independence, and then Britain led the world in adopting sanctions against Rhodesia. He also tells how the British Government's poor handling of the Rhodesian situation led to unrest in the area which Henry Kissinger tried unsuccessfully to quell. Eventually the first majority elections were held, the results of which Margaret Thatcher refused to recognise, leading to the Marxist-orientated rule of President Mugabe. This autobiography deals with many political events that have been conveniently glossed over. It presents a fascinating portrait of one of the 20th century's most distinguished political figures.
