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Operation Zero Hour is centred around a group of highly-trained freedom fighters from the Zimbabwe People's Revolutionary Army, (Z.I.P.R.A.) the military wing of the Zimbabwe African Peoples Union (Z.A.P.U) and members of the Rhodesian Special forces; The Rhodesian Light Infantry The Insurgent's mission is to infiltrate Rhodesia, from their base in Zambia and make their way towards South West Matabeleland. The freedom fighters base themselves in the Matopos National Park and, from this sacred Ndebele stronghold, launch attacks against the farming community in Marula with the aim of driving out the remainder of the die-hard European farmers, who have so far resisted any attempt to dislodge them. The success of their mission would determine the timing of the long-awaited plan of ZAPU to instigate the first phase of 'Operation Zero Hour' which will switch guerrilla insurgency to conventional warfare. The objective of 'Operation Zero Hour' is to confront the Rhodesian Armed Forces head on for the final battle to liberate Zimbabwe. Once achieved, the second phase of 'Operation Zero Hour' will be to eliminate the pro-Chinese ZANLA fighters, who currently control the north-east of Zimbabwe, under the command of Robert Mugabe, and secure total dominance over the entire country. The Guerrillas are led by a high ranking ZIPRA Commander Tshinga Mufumo who is driven by a deep sense of purpose and determined to fight for the liberation of Zimbabwe. Mufumo has recently returned to Zambia, following two years of intensive training in the Soviet Union, and sees the struggle for self-determination as the responsibility of all Zimbabweans. His success in Marula is essential in ensuring the necessary bridgeheads into Matabeleland are able to be established, once the farmers have been driven out of the area. The combatants under his command follow him without question and have no fear of the elite soldiers of the Rhodesian Light Infantry. They know they will eventually face the enemy in a battle to the death. Sent to reinforce defences in the Murula farming area are four soldiers of the Rhodesian Light Infantry. They are unaware of the concerns of senior army commanders and see their task as just another routine operation. However, they are soon to learn that the terrorists they have been sent to confront are, in reality, a group of hard-core guerrilla's ready to stand and fight on any terms. Corporal Mike Cameron, an ex-British soldier, leads the security force operation. Cameron has seen action in several theatres of war and displays all the qualities of a professional soldier; however, a run-in with the British Police regarding suspected arms dealings with the provisional IRA forced him to flee his native land and seek adventure in Rhodesia. On the other hand, Van Arden, an Afrikaner, bursts into the story as a soldier who has a passion for killing the enemy and takes great pride in keeping the mentality of a diehard Afrikaner alive. Shaun McIntosh, Scotty to his friends, was a former British and Commonwealth Boxing Champion. His final defeat was not in the ring but against his own demons. Allan DeWitt, Budgie to his friends, is on his first operational mission after failing to pass out of recruit training three times. He is soon to learn that war is a dirty business and bullets do not discriminate the colour of a man's skin. Soon the experience of battle turns him from a raw recruit into an RLI Commando. They are later joined by an African Soldier Trooper Horatio Solomon Phiri who transferred to the famed Selous Scouts after distinguishing himself with the Rhodesian African Rifles and brings much experience to the group. Each combatant has a story to tell of their fears, their motives, and what drives them to fight for their beliefs. Together the characters bring a rich combination of experience, loyalty, idealism and death.

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Here are the Presidents of the United States like you've never seen them before...photorealistic portraits drawn by one artist, complete with a biography about each one.That's correct, 45 photorealistic hand drawn portraits of the men who held the office of the presidency along with an unfiltered and sometimes R-rated biography about each one. Most books about presidents are standard biographies with stock images. Artist John Price spent more than a decade drawing each one, painstakingly studying their wrinkly faces and rendering each one in almost realistic fashion.Why? Because, that's why.Does he have a degree in U.S. History? No, nor is he a presidential historian nor even met one. He's just an artist with no degree who admires the office of the president. He got on Wikipedia, donated $2 to their annual campaign and copied their articles verbatim. Well...not really. Each biography is backed up by reputable sources with some humor sprinkled in.Speaking of humor, if you're a lover of presidential portraits, art, history and biographies that are...well...a little bit explicit, then this is the book for you. It has it all-love, war, peace, and a ton of foul language guaranteed to make you laugh. Unless you're a prude. If you're a prude, you won't find this book funny, humorous, cute, or even worth your while. In fact, you'll probably write a negative review about it. Hopefully, even if you don't care too much for the humor, you'll learn something new, and admire the art behind it.

This is a collection of letters and articles by Howard Coleman and John Price describing how you can start on the path to avoid Capital killers and choose Wealth Winners. We compiled this book to help you, as an investor, put together and run your share portfolio to deliver 15-20% annualised returns over a long period. Such market-beating returns are made possible by a focus on identifying potential Wealth Winners® while avoiding damaging Capital Killers?. The aim of this book is to provide you with the philosophy you need to adopt, together with the tactical approach to take, in order to achieve these Wealth Winning returns. We believe investing should be both fun and financially rewarding. This has been true for us over many years and we hope through this book that you too may have fun while running a financially rewarding portfolio.You're more likely to enjoy running your portfolio when you achieve excellent returns. This book aims to assist you to achieve both: an enjoyable stress-free portfolio delivering excellent returns.

"This book explores the extraordinary life of Dr. Victoria Chung, a doctor born in Victoria, BC and became a medical missionary in Jiangmen, China despite living in an era when Asian Canadians were barred from many professions. This works explores the following key questions: Given the uniqueness of Dr. Chung's story, why was there such a paucity of information about her in Canada? What does her life tell us about Christian missionaries in China? How did her double heritage -a settler of Chinese ancestry in colonial Victoria during an era when white supremacy dominated - affect her decisions and outlook? How was she viewed in China, and why did she decide to stay there after 1949 when Christianity was clearly frowned upon? How did she view questions of gender and her status as a physician, and what impact did they have upon her life story? We posit our own perspectives on each of these questions that hopefully reflect a critical, anti-racist, and feminist analysis. However, there is good reason to leave the questions and her story open-ended. The book is organized sequentially, beginning with the family origins and Victoria's early years in BC, then moving through her experience in medical school, the initial years in China, the wartime years, and, finally, her experiences in revolutionary China from 1949 to her death in 1966. We begin each chapter with a short sketch of our experiences during the research process. We hope this will invite the reader to join us in this quest to uncover a story long forgotten. An epilogue charts the happenings after the death of Victoria Chung in 1966, the search for her surviving brother, and our thoughts on forgetting and remembering stories such as Dr. Victoria Chung's."--