When Loyalties & Love Collide...Side with the English? Never! The sibling rivalry between brothers Pierre and Jan Rousseau escalates when the Smuts Government declares war on Nazi Germany. Pierre, the charming extrovert, chooses the more glamorous option, heading 'Up North' with the Air Force but his equally good-looking rightwing brother Jan joins the militant wing of the Ossewa Brandwag. The story tracks their adventures during the conflict, reaching a climax when Pierre survives a spell 'on the loose' in Italy and returns home. It portrays the deep division World War II created between groups and individuals in South Africa and the life-changing impact it had on many lives. You'll be fascinated as you follow th brothers' hairy - and often romantic - adventures.
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When Loyalties & Love Collide... Side with the English? Never! The sibling rivalry between brothers Pierre and Jan Rousseau escalates when the Smuts Government declares war on Nazi Germany. The story tracks their adventures during the conflict, reaching a climax when Pierre survives a spell 'on the loose' in Italy and returns home.
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781928283041
Publisert
2016-09-06
Utgiver
Vendor
I-Go-Books
Høyde
240 mm
Bredde
165 mm
Aldersnivå
G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
380

Forfatter

Biographical note

Dave Baker's background and psyche are rooted in of South Africa's rainbow of cultures. Born and raised in the capital of the then Transkeian Territories, Mthatha, less than forty kilometres from the birthplace of Nelson Mandela, he was raised as an English boy but during many years of his business career was closely associated with many Afrikaans-speaking colleagues and friends. Dave and his wife Jacqui have two sons and two grandchildren and live in a golfing estate in Hillcrest.