The Shangani Patrol

by John Wilcox

Book Overview

This gripping new military adventure featuring Simon Fonthill brilliantly depicts one of the last and most tragic of all battles in the 'Scramble for Africa'.

1893. In the African Cape, recovering from the loss of their child, ex-captain and one-time subaltern Simon Fonthill and his wife Alice find themselves on tribal land and at the mercy of Matabele warriors. While being held under the orders of the Matabele king, Lobengula, Fonthill...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0755345622
• ISBN13: 9780755345625
• Release Date: April 2011
• Publisher: Headline
• Length: 448 Pages
• Weight: 0.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.3" x 7.7"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary