Luthuli Detachment - The Hwange Thunderbolt (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781398409088)

After intense military training abroad, Umkhonto we Sizwe freedom fighters are determined to return home to South Africa as armed combatants alongside the masses struggling for liberation. Their planned route back necessitates crossing through Rhodesia. So they share their intentions with fellow comrades from the ZPRA forces also battling Rhodesia's regime.
This dialogue gives rise to a joint military alliance when ZAPU and ANC leadership approve the strategy. Thus, the Luthuli Detachment is born - a combined battalion from ZPRA and Umkhonto we Sizwe named in honour of the late ANC President General Albert Luthuli. On the eve of departing to reach South Africa, these joint forces cross into Rhodesia, though not without casualties.
After successfully navigating the treacherous Zambezi river into Rhodesian land, an explosive encounter in Hwange Game Reserve turns it into the chilling rendezvous point where the Luthuli Detachment's destiny collides with history's call to duty. Will they accomplish their mission of participating alongside South African masses hungering for emancipation?

Author: Ezekiel Hleza
ISBN-10: 1398409081
ISBN-13: 9781398409088
Publisher: Austin Macauley
Language: English
Published: 06/21/2024
Pages: 264
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.83lbs
Size: 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.72d