Bitter Harvest: Zimbabwe and the Aftermath of its Independence — The Memoirs of Africa’s Most Controversial Leader

Bitter Harvest is the memoir of Ian Douglas Smith, former Prime Minister of Rhodesia. He recounts the country’s history before and after independence, the UDI (Unilateral Declaration of Independence), the war, and the rise of Zimbabwe under Mugabe. The book presents Smith’s personal, controversial view of how the nation changed and why he believes things went wrong after independence.