An epic historical novel that completes a trilogy, set in Southern Africa. "The Lion and the Leopard" is set during the Great 1914-18 War when the Germans invaded Nyasaland, Northern Rhodesia and Portuguese East Africa. The Russell family (from "The Settler") and the Spaight family (from "Lake of Slaves") are drawn into the conflict. Their loves and tragedies take place within the long and bitter campaign.