**SIGNED** Mapolisa, some reminiscences of a Rhodesian Policeman - David Craven

Soft cover, protected with plastic. Covos Day first edition 1998 Signed by author on title page. 174 pages inc index.

In good condition with no inscriptions apart from authors signature. Please feel free to ask questions. Local postage will be R25 inc insurance.

"Capturing an era!

Having served in the Royal Navy during the Second World War, David Craven reponded to an advertisement for 'a limited number of vacancies' in the British South Africa Police ( BSAP) in Southern Rhodesia ( now Zimbabwe).

So began a fulfilling twenty-year career in that famous police force - from the early post-war years, through Federation and a burgeoning black political awareness to the heady and confusing years of the Unilateral Declaration of independence in 1965 by the Government of Rhodesia until the beginning of the guerilla insurgency campaign.

Bloody multiple murders, Rhodes' Centenary, an overland-Africa trip, training in the mbryonic PATU and the arrest of Aiden Diggeden, Rhodesia's arch-criminal - David Craven was there. through all this unfold the often amusing, often tragic stories of a policeman just getting on with his job in the best traditions of the Force.

Written with humility and clarity that add to ots appeal, this book will trigger nostalgic and happy memories for those who were there, and is a must-read for anybody with even a passing interest in the affairs of Africa."