A Handful of Hard Men

A Handful of Hard Men The SAS and the Battle for Rhodesia Author:Hannes Wessels Language:English Format:Hardcover Dimensions:6" x 9" Pages:304 Photos:32pp photos Publisher:Casemate ISBN:9781612003450 Item No. 9781612003450 During the West’s great transition into the post-Colonial age, the country of Rhodesia refused to succumb quietly, and throughout the 1970s fought back almost alone against Communist-supported elements that it did not believe would deliver proper governance.During this long war many heroes emerged, but none more skillful and courageous than Captain Darrell Watt of the Rhodesian SAS, who placed himself at the tip of the spear in the deadly battle to resist the forces of Robert Mugabe and Joshua Nkomo.It is difficult to find another soldier’s story to equal Watt’s in terms of time spent on the field of battle and challenges faced. Even by the lofty standards of the SAS and Special Forces, one ha