WHAT COLONIALISM WAS REALLY LIKEA 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.
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.