Sent to kill: The shocking true story behind a forgotten African colonial war (Lost Stories of Africa) - Softcover

Fysh, Graham

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9781494286989: Sent to kill: The shocking true story behind a forgotten African colonial war (Lost Stories of Africa)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 149428698X ISBN 13: 9781494286989
Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2014

Synopsis

WHAT COLONIALISM WAS REALLY LIKE

A 19th Century colonial occupation forces a thousand-year-old African kingdom to fight for its survival.

IN A RIVETING TRUE STORY, Sent to kill describes how British settlers sought to take control of the Southern African territory of Quthing (today part of Lesotho), ruled by King Moorosi, leader of the Baphuthi people, in the way they had already done in territories to the south.

It tells, too, how the astute Moorosi was more than a match for his would-be rulers.

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About the Author

Graham Fysh is descended from the British settlers who feature in this book. Born and raised in South Africa he worked for 20 years for major South African newspapers and news magazines. This book is the result of several trips to Lesotho and years of intensive research.

From the Back Cover

In South Africa in the late 1870s, the expanding British Cape Colony meets strong resistance from King Moorosi, leader of the fiercely independent Baphuthi people, who have lived in southeastern Basutoland (today's Lesotho) for generations.


Attempts by the Cape Colony to take control of the territory eventually lead to war and to the siege of a flat-top mountain on which Moorosi has built a heavily-fortified village. The mountain presents a challenge to the colonial army's leaders who find the task of capturing Moorosi and his followers more difficult than they had ever thought it would be.

Can the astute battle-hardened king survive the onslaught, which threatens his people's survival as a nation? Find the surprising answer as you experience the world of colonial Africa in this true story, filled with fast-paced action, hostility, suspicion and intrigue.

From the Inside Flap

A suspense-filled story of hostility, intrigue and suspicion in colonial Africa.

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Publisher
CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Publication date
2014
Language
English
ISBN 10 
149428698X
ISBN 13 
9781494286989
Binding
Paperback
Illustrator
Fysh Gavin
Edition number
1
Number of pages
359
Rating
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