A Handful of Hard Men by Wessels, Hannes -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Title Page Copyright Contents Dedication Acknowledgments Author’s Note A Brief History of Rhodesia Chapter 1

Rebellion Darrell Watt The wind of change

Chapter 2

Formation of the SAS Harold Wilson and the Soviets The first farm attack Recruit Watt Robinson on SAS selection

Chapter 3

First blood The two-toed tribe Watt’s first action Operation Cauldron Hadebe Into Mozambique Into Zambia Smith settles Mbuya Nehanda

Chapter 4

The end of the beginning Hawkesworth Macombe Andy Chait Rhodesians on top Coup in Portugal Détente Herbert Chitepo

Chapter 5

The Victoria Falls débâcle Exodus from the SAS Machipanda Life on the ‘front’ A ‘Kiwi’ entry The ‘Winged Stagger’

Chapter 6

Mozambique declares war Enter Henry Kissinger Water warriors

Chapter 7

Rude awakenings Renamo is born The south-east heats up Shooting the messenger Operation Mardon Carter wins, Rhodesia loses Frustration Mine everything Walking on water

Chapter 8

Going for broke Do or die The attack Watt shot

Chapter 9

The madness continues Watt to Botswana Domestic problems Camp on the Zambezi Internal settlement Renamo rises Murder most foul Back to Tembué The stay-behind party

Chapter 10

Monkey business ‘Tiny’ Rowland Viscount Hunyani The deafening silence

Chapter 11

Chris Dixon Para attack Ambush

Chapter 12

Privateers Watt finds the killers Richard Stannard Innocents die Lights out

Chapter 13

Another Viscount downed Stannard back to Chimoio Recce on a ZIPRA camp Bishop Muzorewa wins power

Chapter 14

Combat tracking at speed More farmers murdered The ‘Iron Lady’ folds Scheepers back in the fray

Chapter 15

Chopper down Yankee Section Operation Bumper Monte Xiluvo The Russians are coming

Chapter 16

A leader dies Life with Luke A mystery death at Lancaster House

Chapter 17

Bust the bridges A big surprise Time to say goodbye

Chapter 18

Ceasefire More attempts to kill Mugabe Walls folds The order that never came A farewell to arms

Appendix A: The Unilateral Declaration of Independence Appendix B: SAS Roll of Honour Endnotes Bibliography