Forgotten Heroes
Hannes Wessels, The parades, ceremonies and services that accompanied the recent coronation of King Charles, was by all accounts, a magnificent occasion, allowing the British to do something they still…
Good Deeds Condemned
Hannes Wessels, It was with great sadness that I read a recent article reminding readers of some of the extraordinary feats of nation-building that took place in the country that…
The Last Rhodesians
Hannes Wessels, Reading this seminal work on the history of these unusual people and the country they helped construct, has been both enlightening and distressing. ‘Last of the Rhodesians; Society…
Re post – >Reader: Reviewing ‘A Handful of Hard Men’ – The day Zim’s spine snapped.
The traditional view on those that tend to ignore history is that they’re set to repeat it. But in Simon Reader’s assessment of Hannes Wessels’ book – A Handful of…