Book excerpt: "I think this is it, commandant-general. We may have reached the bitter end." Louis Botha has been fighting in the South African veld for two and a half years, and he's now tired. The British are more open to discussing the terms of a ceasefire than ever before; Louis fears his real challenge will be to convince his fellow farmer-warriors that the time to give up the war has long past. This is his last challenge to secure lasting peace. The youngest Boer general dare not fail.