Gerald Horne

The United States and the War against Zimbabwe, 1965-1980

From the Barrel of a Gun

Shona Tiger

2.5

Very much an attempt to centre the US in the transition from Rhodesia to Zimbabwe; failed to convince me. Lots of intriguing small details though, mostly about mercenaries, and some laugh out loud moments made up for pages and pages of rolling my eyes. Pretty repetitive in parts; very preachy in others (I guess the author really had some thoughts about sadza, and anticommunism, and Afrikaners?). Hardly balanced, but still interesting.

From the Barrel of a Gun The United States and the War against Zimbabwe, 1965-1980

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