This gripping new military adventure featuring Simon Fonthill brilliantly depicts one of the last and most tragic of all battles in the 'Scramble for Africa'. 1893. In the African Cape, recovering from the loss of their child, ex-captain and one-time subaltern Simon Fonthill and his wife Alice find themselves on tribal land and at the mercy of Matabele warriors. While being held under the orders of the Matabele king, Lobengula, Fonthill becomes aware of a Portuguese plot to undermine a valuable mining treaty between ...
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This gripping new military adventure featuring Simon Fonthill brilliantly depicts one of the last and most tragic of all battles in the 'Scramble for Africa'. 1893. In the African Cape, recovering from the loss of their child, ex-captain and one-time subaltern Simon Fonthill and his wife Alice find themselves on tribal land and at the mercy of Matabele warriors. While being held under the orders of the Matabele king, Lobengula, Fonthill becomes aware of a Portuguese plot to undermine a valuable mining treaty between Lobengula and the richest man in Africa, Cecil Rhodes. When friction develops between Rhodes and the Matabele tribesmen Fonthill is forced to take sides and, together with comrade '352' Jenkins and Alice, he becomes embroiled in one of the bloodiest battles in British history, the Shangani River massacre.
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This book is part of the excellent series on Britain's late nineteenth and early twentieth century colonial wars, written by John Wilcox. The series, now up to fifteen books, follows the adventures of Simon Fonthill, his companion and batman, "352" Jones, and Fonthill's wife, Alice. These books are very well plotted and written, with enough twists and turns to keep them from becoming boringly predictable. Mr. Wilcox is faithful to the history of the era, which is generally unfamiliar to American readers, such as myself. That the books in the series continue to maintain interest well into the series is a testament to Mr. Wilcox' writing skill.