num_pages: 432
description: This book is the autobiography of Ian Smith, the last Prime Minister of Rhodesia. After discussing his early life, Smith tells how he sought to keep Rhodesia on a path to full democracy during the West's decolonization of Africa.
language: English
title: Bitter Harvest: The Great Betrayal and the Dreadful Aftermath
titlecomplete: Bitter Harvest: The Great Betrayal and the Dreadful Aftermath
characters: Henry Kissinger, Robert Mugabe, Ian Smith, Kenneth Kaunda, António de Oliveira Salazar, John Vorster, Ndabaningi Sithole, Pik Botha, P.W Botha, Margaret Thatcher, Harold Wilson, Julius Nyerere, Joshua Nkomo
genres: Biography, War, Politics, Zimbabwe, Nonfiction, Memoir, World History, Autobiography, History, Africa
ratings_count: 267
places: Rhodesia, London, England
publisher: John Blake