FEATURING - Eden's Exiles: One Soldier's Fight for Paradise by Jan Breytenbach.

The Special Collections Book of the Week this week is: 

Eden's Exiles: One Soldier's Fight for Paradise by Jan Breytenbach. 

Colonel Jan Breytenbach was legendary as a fearsome and hardened soldier who retired as the most decorated officer of the SADF. But few people know about the humane side of the man who took care of three lions and a leopard while training soldiers to fight in Angola. With his humour and distinctive style, he tells how his experiences in Cuando-Cubango opened his eyes to Africa’s paradise of abundant animal life. It also drove him to take on senior officials in military intelligence who were exploiting Africa’s wildlife for their own corrupt ends. 

Access: https://univofpretoria.on.worldcat.org/oclc/921240828

This book is available at Special Collections, housed on level 5 of the Merensky 2 Library, and is part of our Tukkiana (TUK) Collection.

The Special Collections unit of the Department of Library Services plays a stewardship role in the acquisition and preservation of the Library's rare and valuable information resources, making them accessible to students, staff and researchers, as well as safeguarding them for future generations.