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© Text, Martin Meredith 2017 © Published edition, 2017 Jonathan Ball Publishers © Photos, as credited Published in South Africa in 2017 by JONATHAN BALL PUBLISHERS ISBN 978-1-86842-773-4 ebook ISBN 978-1-86842-774-1 Front cover image: The Death of Pietie Brandt by John Meyer (reproduced by courtesy of Louis Norval) Cover by Michiel Botha Maps by Jan Booysen