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Jun 1, 1997 · Ian Smith's 1997 political memoir of his life as possibly the African continent's most famous "white African" was originally entitled "The Great Betrayal" -- a title which sums up largely the bulk of the message of this well-written, bitter-sweet historical memoir.
Ian Smith, former president of Rhodesia, spares few of his opponents as he gives a forthright account of one of Africa's most controversial political careers. Smith details his boyhood in Southern Rhodesia, his enlistment into the Royal Air Force and his active service during World War II.
The Great Betrayal: The Memoirs of Africa's Most Controversial Leader Ian Douglas Smith. Blake Publishing, $32.5 (495pp) ISBN 978-1-85782-176-5
The Great Betrayal: The Memoirs of Africa's Most Controversial Leader - Ian Smith Ian Smith, former president of Rhodesia, spares few of his opponents as he gives a forthright account of one of Africa's most controversial political careers.
Book Review. THE GREAT BETRAYAL. The Memoirs of Africa’s Most Controversial Leader. by. Ian Smith. Hardback, 418pp, ill., Blake Publishing, London, 1997. The long-awaited memoirs of Ian Smith, former Prime Minister of Rhodesia, and one of Africa’s most controversial leaders, are at last in print.
Aug 1, 1998 · Synopsis. Ian Smith, former president of Rhodesia, spares few of his opponents as he gives a forthright account of one of Africa's most controversial political careers. Smith details his boyhood in Southern Rhodesia, his enlistment into the Royal Air Force and his active service during World War II.
IAN SMITH, Rhodesia’s former Prime Minister, is a man with the power to excite powerful emotions in all who hear his name. To those who revere him he is a hero, a mighty leader, a man whose formidable integrity led him into head-to-head confrontation with the Labour Government of Britain in the 1960
