The book is a fair mix of fiction and fact and centres on a love affaire between two persons from different continents. Julian Roberts is a son of Africa whose family has a farm in Zululand. His formative years were spent in the company oif his Zulu friends, learning from them the skills that ultimately saved him from certain death. Circumstances had him enrolling in the French Foreign Legion and shipped to Indochina where they were fighting the Viet Minh forces. He was a Legionnaire Scout and there he formed a friendship with Captain Louis de Villier, having saved his life during a messy...