Pk Van Der Byl: African Statesman Tapa blanda - 2010

30 Degrees South Pub Pty Ltd, 2010. Paperback. New. 352 pages. 9.21x5.98x0.55 inches.

30 Degrees South. Johannesburg 2010 1st edition.. No inscriptions. A VG+ copy.. Paperback 240pp illustrated 8vo 0.4kg. Foreword by Lt-Col Ron Reid-Daly. PK Van Der Byl was the Rhodesian Minister of Defence in Ian Smiths government following UDI. This examines his life, his work, and the part that he played in the UDI yearsand those immediately following the installation of the Mugabe regime.

30 Degrees South Publishers, 2010. Softcover. Good. 6x0x9. No edition. The wraps are a little shelf rubbed and edge worn. Internally, clean. Tightly bound. r*18/01/2024. [ak]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

(Johannesburg: 30 Degrees South, 2010) 9781920143497. 233 x 153 mm; laminated pictorial wrappers; pp. 312, incl. index; plates. Fine condition. Enlightening biography of one of the key figures during the years of Rhodesia's isolation, Minister of Defence PK van der Byl. "The Rhodesian story through the life and times of PK van der Byl, one of he major players in a political drama that ended in the accession to power of Robert Mugabe under the auspices of the British Government, led by then Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. By his very nature, PK was controversial and confrontational. This account is likely to give offence to some because it portrays him as bluntly as he was in real life. Much can be contested about PK van der Byl, but few will dispute he was an extremely colourful character with a devilish sense of humour. This memoir covers his life with a full flourish, while doing nothing to detract from the seriousness of the international political and military conflict in which he was… Leer más

Johannesburg: 30 Degrees South Publishers, 2010. 9781920143497. 8vo. Original pictorial card covers (softback) (Fine). Pp. 312, illus with b&w photos (no inscriptions).