Both modern historians and political scientists have been at pains to identify the actual point in time at which African Nationalism1 in Rhodesia surfaced and began to assert itself as a discernible political force. There has been no consensus. Some have argued that African Nationalism in Rhodesia has continuously manifested itself in various forms ever […]

It would have been impossible for us to have given this book any real depth of coverage without the assistance of Africans who are themselves prominent and long-serving members of the nationalist movement. In this respect we would like to express our grateful thanks both to Dr Edson Sithole (whose help and encouragement in the […]

It will be apparent to readers that the biographical entries vary greatly in the depth of coverage and in the personal details of the individual subjects. This is inevitable. Although we made every effort, both in Rhodesia and elsewhere, to interview all the leading nationalists, there were some whom we did not manage to see, […]