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SUCCESS IN ANY TERRORIST WAR DEPENDS UPON FIRST WINNING THE HEARTS AND MINDS OF THE PEOPLE When terrorists loyal to Robert Mugabe's Zimbabwe African National Union (ZANU) win control of the Honde Valley on the eastern border of Rhodesia, the government must decide whether to concede defeat and rewrite borders, or take a stand and win back the Valley. Prime Minister Ian Smith decides to fight bac, and he calls upon Jamie Ross, a district commissioner, to relocate 21,000 of the local people into protected villages. To restore peace to the Honde Valley, Ross must first re-establish authority, win over the hearts and minds of the people and create conditions conducive to re-opening the tea estates, a vital source of foreign exchange. Meanwhile Josiah Makoni, one of Mugabe's most terrifying lieutenants, is winning followers and accumulating power through a series of vicious terrorist attacks. As the war escalates Makoni faces setbacks and cannot escape the internal conflicts that plague his nights and lead him to question whether life is worth living. Find out whether Jamie and his team can overcome the unbridled fury of the terrorists while learning the history of Rhodesia from multiple perspectives. Learn what has happened to what was once considered the most prosperous countries in Africa under one of the moist brutal dictators in modern history.