Hyena Dawn by Sherlock Christopher

Author:Sherlock, Christopher [Sherlock, Christopher]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Mystery, Action & Adventure, Thriller & Suspense, War & Military, Genre Fiction, War, Thriller, Literature & Fiction
ISBN: 9780749305642
Publisher: Mandarin
Published: 1990-01-15T08:00:00+00:00

General Vorotnikov did not find the major’s barrack-room humour in the least bit funny. How such a common man could have risen to such high command was beyond him.

The General had decided to set about a thorough inspection of the military installations and airforce back-up in Beira. He had not been disappointed; the force was well organised, and care­fully disguised to escape detection by aerial reconnaissance. His black colleagues were beaming, this sort of fire-power had never been seen in southern Africa before - the fighter-bombers would annihilate the Rhodesian Airforce in a matter of minutes.

He was pleased that there had been no comment from the West so far. The build-up had been achieved in complete secrecy and there was little chance that anyone could have known what it was all about. They had air-lifted in crack combat troops and heavy artillery. Not that the troops would be used unless things got really out of hand, and Vorotnikov doubted that that would happen. With Salisbury a mass of flames, the Parliament building destroyed and most of the key white leaders captured, the people would be a terrified herd, easy to control. The new People’s Republic of Zimbabwe would be declared within twenty-four hours while a stunned world looked on. Certain key whites would be quickly executed for crimes against humanity. Western politi­cians and journalists would be held for a long time, just to rub salt into the wounds of the Americans and the British.

The hands of the Western super-powers would be tied - his underground agents assured him that no Western army would dare to interfere in Mozambique or Rhodesia, with the memories of Vietnam still so fresh in their minds. But meanwhile, left-wing politicians all over the world would urge their governments to acknowledge the new Zimbabwe, and the coup would be her­alded as a victory for the oppressed peoples of Africa, an overthrowing of colonialism and the beginning of a new era of equality. Immediately, behind the scenes, the banks, heavy industries and mines would be nationalised. Key figures in commerce would be arrested for exploitation of the people before the Revolution. The men he was speaking to now would take command within the next few days. All wages would be dropped to an equal level, and people would be asked to ‘volunteer’ their services to the new republic.

The South African border would remain open, but Soviet forces inside Mozambique would annihilate the Rhodesian- backed Mozambique National Resistance Movement and re­open the Beira corridor. That way the new state would not have to rely on its South African neighbours. It would not take many years before the pressure could really be put on the South African government . . . But, he must not dream of the future now, for fear of neglecting the present. He still had lots to do.

Vorotnikov turned away from the impressive spectacle of the helicopters, bombers and fighters that had been set out for him on the runway. He thought about the woman journalist, Saman­tha Elliot.

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