For most of his working life the Author was engaged as an internal Management Consultant, specialising in and implementing scientific management techniques such as short and long term mathematical planning, productivity measurement of men and machines, strategic planning, business process re-engineering, management training and project management. He has also held general management positions.
He took up writing following his retirement from active business life in 1993 and is a published author in a number of genres, which include novels, corporate and family histories, a technical monograph, dissertations and two theses. He has written numerous technical papers, a few of which are mentioned in this publication.
This work is a novel based on fact and predicated on events which took place in and around Durban during World War II between 1939 and 1942.