Name: The Rebel In Me: A ZANLA Guerrilla Commander in the Rhodesian Bush War, 1974–1980
SKU: HELIONANDCOMPANY-ILLUSTRATIONS
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This is the true story of a young guerrilla commander brought up in a Christian family in Rhodesia, a former colony of Britain. Exposed to the excesses of a colonial regime where race and racism determined one’s status in society, and influenced by the radical anti-racial views of his parents and later of fellow students and work mates, his character began to change. A chance encounter with a captured guerrilla fighter helped complete the metamorphic transformation of his rebel character, and was catalytic to his decision to cross into Mozambique to join the Zimbabwe African National Liberation Army (ZANLA), the military wing of the Zimbabwe African National Union (ZANU) led by Robert Mugabe, which was waging a protracted revolutionary armed struggle to liberate Zimbabwe. Known by his nom de guerre, Dragon Patiripakashata, he led several armed guerrilla incursions into Rhodesia, before being promoted to the General Staff and appointed an instructor. For the final eighteen months of the war, until 1980, he served as ZANU’s Chief Representative to Socialist Ethiopia.

Mutambara invites the reader to view the Rhodesian bush war through the eyes of a guerrilla commander, experience the trials and tribulations of a freedom fighter, the satisfaction of working among the masses, and the joyous celebration of achieving freedom and independence. He outlines the psyche of those who engage in revolutionary armed struggle and why, even when exposed to extreme hardship and continual assault by a superior military adversary, they remain committed to their cause. This book also takes a different view of Mugabe, reviled by most Western governments and yet who remains immensely popular among his people.

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PartNumber	illustrations	Manufacturer	Helion and Company
Brand	Helion and Company	Author	Mutambara, Agrippah
Item Weight	0.88 Pounds	ItemDimensions	6.2 x 0.7 x 9.3Inches
ReleaseDate	2014-06-26T00:00:01Z	NumberOfItems	1
binding	Paperback	Amazon Category	Books » Biographies » Community & Culture Biographies » Black & African American Biographies
Amazon Category	Books » Biographies » Historical Biographies » Historical African Biographies	Amazon Category	Books » Biographies » Leaders & Notable People Biographies » Military Leader Biographies
Amazon Category	Books » History » African History » South African History	Amazon Category	Books » History » African History » Southern Africa History
Amazon Category	Books » History » African History » Zimbabwe History	Amazon Category	Books » History » Military History
Amazon Category	Books » History » World History	EAN	9781909982352
EAN	8601410612771	ISBN	1909982350

Weight	0.88 lbs

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