Rhodesians Never Die: The Impact of War and Political Change on White Rhodesia: The Impact of War and Political Change on White Rhodesia, c.1970-1980 Book

This is a new edition of Peter Godwin and Ian Hancock's internationally acclaimed account of the final death throes of white Rhodesia.With the Zimbabwe elections and economic crisis constantly in the news at the moment, this book provides a background history to the white Rhodesian experience of and reaction to independence and addresses the question: To what extent did white resistance to majority rule contribute to the present disaster?Both authors are well-known, Ian Hancock is a respected academic specializing in the field of modern political history and Peter Godwin an award-winning journalist and author of "Mukiwa" and "When a Crocodile Eats the Sun".A new foreword contextualizes the book and its relevance for today.This book tells the story of how White Rhodesians, three-quarters of whom were ill-prepared for revolutionary change, reacted to the "terrorist" war and the onset of black rule in the 1970s. It is a lively and accessible account, based on careful archival research and numerous personal interviews.