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y separately published work icon A Skirmish in Africa single work   novel   war literature  
Is part of The Rhodesian Bush War Series Daryl Sahli , 2011 series - author novel (number 1 in series)
Issue Details: First known date: 2011... 2011 A Skirmish in Africa
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'Set in an almost forgotten guerrilla war in what is now called Zimbabwe during the 1970s, this is a journey into the world of young men fighting and dying at the behest of their political masters. The strain of having to survive close-quarter skirmishes preoccupy the combatants, who helplessly find themselves caught up in a conflict spinning out of control.

Mike Smith, an insecure nineteen-year old national serviceman, is immersed in a bloody insurgency witnessing horrors that seem too much for a young man to have to bear.

Tongerai Chabanga, a commander of the liberation movement, must withstand political pressure from his leaders outside the country to prosecute the war in a manner he disagrees with. At the same time, he is faced with atrocities perpetrated of a depraved Soviet Spetznaz military advisor who threatens to undo the work he has done.' (Publisher's blurb)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • West End, South Brisbane - East Brisbane area, Brisbane - South & South West, Brisbane, Queensland,: MyStory Publishing , 2011 .
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      Extent: xviii, 317 p.p.
      Description: ill., maps
      Note/s:
      • Includes bibliographical references.
      ISBN: 9780987156402 (pbk.)

Works about this Work

Snapshot : Daryl Sahli Jane Scott , 2012 single work biography
— Appears in: Brisbane News , 24 - 30 October no. 905 2012; (p. 7)
Author's Gain New Recognition with Overseas Gongs Daniela Sunde-Brown , 2012 single work column
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 15 June 2012; (p. 20)
Author's Gain New Recognition with Overseas Gongs Daniela Sunde-Brown , 2012 single work column
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 15 June 2012; (p. 20)
Snapshot : Daryl Sahli Jane Scott , 2012 single work biography
— Appears in: Brisbane News , 24 - 30 October no. 905 2012; (p. 7)
Last amended 21 Aug 2018 09:47:57
Subjects:
  • Southern Rhodesia (1923-1980),
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    Rhodesia,
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    Southern Africa, Africa,
Settings:
  • Southern Rhodesia (1923-1980),
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    Rhodesia,
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    Southern Africa, Africa,
  • 1970s
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