Power of the Sword
AuthorWilbur Smith
CountrySouth Africa
LanguageEnglish
SeriesThe Courtney Novels
Publication date
1986
Preceded byThe Burning Shore 
Followed byRage 

Power of the Sword is a novel by Wilbur Smith set before and during World War Two.[1][2]

It starts in the 1930s, and covers the Berlin Olympics, World War Two, an assassination attempt on Jan Smuts and the 1948 South African election which saw the official introduction of apartheid.[3]

References

  1. ^ Power of the Sword at Wilbur Smith's website
  2. ^ Sickness at noon: Wilbur Smith is the most popular writer South Africa has ever produced and one of the world's best-sellers Smith, Wilbur. The Guardian (1959-2003) [London (UK)] 06 Aug 1986: 9.
  3. ^ Romance in The Bush: POWEF OF THE SWORD By Wilbur Smith Little, Brown. 618 pp. $19.95 By Brace VanWyngarden. The Washington Post (1974-Current file) [Washington, D.C] 20 Sep 1986: H9.


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