Jan Smuts – N. Levi

A foundational character sketch and the very first biography of the legendary South African statesman, General Jan Smuts. Written by journalist N. Levi in 1917, while Smuts was Minister of Defence, this book offers a contemporary and insightful portrait of his life. It traces Smuts’s pivotal journey from his upbringing and early education through his military service and burgeoning political career, culminating in his command of the German East Africa campaign during World War I. This uninfluenced account captures the opinion of a sympathetic public toward a major global figure in the making.