S is for Samora: A Lexical Biography of Samora Machel and the Mozambican Dream (Columbia/Hurst)

S is for Samora: A Lexical Biography of Samora Machel and the Mozambican Dream (Columbia/Hurst)
by Sarah LeFanu

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In 1974, Samora Machel led FRELIMO, the Mozambican Liberation Front, to victory over the Portuguese colonial government. The following year, he became the first president of an independent Mozambique. Eleven years later, he was killed in a mysterious plane crash, and many have blamed his death on machinations by the South African government.

Drawing on stories, speeches, documents, and the memories of those who knew Machel well, this biography captures the many facets of a man Nelson Mandela has called "a true African revolutionary." Machel was trained as a nurse, yet later became a consummate military strategist. He was a farmer's son, yet possessed the diplomatic skills necessary to negotiate a relationship with China and the Soviet Union while winning over Western leaders like Margaret Thatcher. Machel was a man of the people who at the same time found himself utterly alone. A dedicated seeker of peace, he nevertheless never saw anything but war.

This volume takes stock of the discourse of equality, liberty, and comradeship that motivated the liberation struggles of Machel's people and other southern African communities in the 1960s and 1970s, all in the face of a dominant Cold War rhetoric. It meditates on the different languages through which the Mozambican dream was articulated, including the linguistic currencies of anti-colonialism, anti-racism, and Marxism-Leninism, while exploring the gaps between then and now, between Mozambicans and Western idealists who wanted to be part of Machel's new society, and between Mozambicans themselves.

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• Published on: 2012-11-27
• Original language: English
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• Dimensions: 9.02" h x 5.98" w x .98" l, 1.19 pounds
• Binding: Hardcover
• 224 pages

Sunday, Bloody Sunday

Sunday, Bloody Sunday
by Jake Harper-Ronald

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Mozambique

Jake Harper-Ronald wanted to be a soldier from childhood . In 1966 his ambition was fulfilled when he was conscripted as a National Serviceman into the Royal Rhodesia Regiment. He afterwards moved to the UK and passed selection for the ultra tough Parachute Regt - the famed red berets. The Paras were regularly deployed in Northern Ireland where a raging war was ongoing between IRA Provos and Protestant militants - with the security forces like piggy in the middle. On Sunday 30 January 1972 1-Para was deployed in Londonderry to combat an IRA inspired 'peace' march. Jake was the official photographer. The situation deteriorated and elements in the crowd fired on the Paras who returned fire. The bodies of 13 dead marchers were recovered. That day lives on in infamy as 'Bloody Sunday'. Jakes photographs of this are reproduced in this book. When Jake returned to Rhodesia in 1974 UDI was nine-years-old and the Bush war was relentlessly raging. He passed selection for the Rhodesian SAS - sister unit of the British 22-SAS, and later transferred to the famed Selous Scouts. He took part in daring cross-border raids into external hostile countries while with both units. The Lancaster House Conference in 1999 and the British supervised elections in 1980 spelled the end of Rhodesia and resulted in a takeover by the Marxist dictator, Robert Mugabe, and his ZANU-PF. Jake transferred to Special Branch for a short time before accepting an appointment in Zimbabwe's Central Intelligence Organisation's counter-intelligence division. In 1981 he was unjustly accused of spying for South Africa, beaten and imprisoned in the infamous Goromonzi Political Detention Centre. But after several months it was decided that he was innocent and he was arbitrarily released and reinstated in his CIO job. This flagrant injustice prompted Jake to use his position to begin espionage operations for the benefit of South Africa, the United States and Great Britain. He finally cut loose from the ZCIO in 1989 when, in view of his British Army service, he was recruited by Britain's MI6 to run militia's to protect commercial developments in Mozambique by Lomaco - a sister company of Tiny Rowland's Lonrho - from RENAMO rebels. He did this very effectively, even training a special forces unit for Lomaco which was eventually absorbed into Mozambique's army. Leaving Mozambique Jake returned to civilian life in Zimbabwe for several years but he slowly began to sicken from cancer. After two spells working for a Private Military Company in Iraq, Jake was forced by his deteriorating medical condition to move to the UK where he died on 5 August 2007, aged 59.

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• Published on: 2009-08-01
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 372 pages

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SELOUS SCOUTS: Rhodesian Counter-Insurgency Specialists (Africa@war)

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SELOUS SCOUTS: Rhodesian Counter-Insurgency Specialists (Africa@war)
Peter Baxter (Author)
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Mozambique

"Its members consisted of some of the finest guerrilla-fighting men in the western world, unconventional in many ways, disregardful of parade-ground discipline, unorthodox in their dress, yet a force so tightly knit in the face of danger that those who knew anything about them could only marvel" - The Citizen. Formed in 1973 by the legendary Lieutenant-Colonel Ron Reid-Daly at the behest of Rhodesian military supremo General Peter Walls, the Selous Scouts were to write their name into the annals of military history as one of the finest counterinsurgency units of all time, through their innovative pseudo-guerrilla tactics, brilliant reconnaissance operations into Zambia and Botswana and daring flying-column raids into Mozambique. Feared and hated by the liberation movements ZIPRA and ZANLA, the Scouts wreaked untold havoc and destruction on their Soviet- and Chinese-backed enemies, accounting for 68% of guerrilla casualties within Rhodesia alone during the bitter bush war of the 1970s. Uniquely ahead of its time, the regimen - a brotherhood of men that traversed cultural and racial barriers; their Shona motto was 'Pamwe Chete' (together only) - was to produce the type of soldier that earned for the unit one Grand Cross of Valour, nine Silver Crosses and 22 Bronze Crosses of Rhodesia.Peter Baxter is an author, amateur historian and African field, mountain and heritage travel guide. Born in Kenya, Peter has lived and travelled over much of southern and central Africa. He was educated in Rhodesia (Zimbabwe), leaving the country after independence for an extended bout of travel before returning in 1989. Since then he has guided in all the major mountain ranges south of the equator, helping develop the concept of sustainable travel, and the touring of battlefield and heritage sites in East Africa. Peter lives in the United States, working on the marketing of African heritage travel as well as a variety of book projects. His interests include British Imperial history in Africa and the East Africa campaign of the First World War in particular. He is married with three children.

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"Undoubtedly one of the most, if not the most, effective counter-insurgency units in the history of warfare" Lt-Col Robert Brown, Soldier of Fortune magazine"Africa@War is a ground-breaking series concept, studying Africa's conflicts and military players in an informative and entertaining manner, examining some of the lesser-known campaigns and shedding new light on some of the better-known operations ... Both titles are great models of what the combination of authors and publishers can produce by way of useable case studies for the market place in a concise illustrated format. They are recommended as professional military education references."Charles D. Melson, Chief Historian, U.S. Marine Corps"Each of the books in this series is a well-documented and researched synopsis of the events that they are focused upon. They layouts and presentation are logical and of a very high quality ... As an introduction to this field of operation, this series is outstanding. A definite asset for those wishing to improve their knowledge and understanding of the development of successful, multi-faceted doctrine in the fight against insurgent/assymetric war."Major Chris Buckham, Royal Canadian Air Force Journal

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• Published on: 2011-12
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 11.73" h x 8.27" w x .31" l, .70 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 80 pages

Colors of Africa

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Colors of Africa
by James Kilgo
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Mozambique

This extraordinary, candid account of James Kilgo's African sojourn conveys the untamed beauty of the bush country with the attention of a seasoned naturalist and the wonder of a first-time visitor. With startling immediacy Kilgo recalls what Zambia's Luangwa River valley revealed to him: its voices, scents, textures, and, most meaningfully, colors. Hues like sienna, ochre, and umber forged a visceral link between the people, animals, and landscapes Kilgo encountered and the muted palette of ancient rock paintings in caves and overhangs across southern Africa.

Kilgo barely knew the man who invited him to Africa. A further complication: the trip was a big-game safari, which conjured troubling images of privilege and excess. Yet he went, as an observer, for Africa had enthralled him since boyhood. Kilgo's recollections of his fellow travelers and the safari staff--their forays into the bush, visits to nearby villages, and long evening talks about nature, family, and faith--are all informed by a growing awareness of Africa's complexities and contradictions. As he reflects on the swirl of customs and beliefs all around him, as he and his traveling companions draw closer together, Kilgo measures what he has learned firsthand about Africa against his readings of those who came before him, including explorer and missionary David Livingstone, writers Ernest Hemingway and Isak Dinesen, and environmentalists Mark and Delia Owens.

Kilgo thinks often about hunting: about the days-long initiatory rites of local native hunters; the motivations, beyond money, that can drive a poacher; the carnage the animals visit on each other nightly just outside the walls of the idyllic safari compound. Near the end of his stay, he is offered the chance to hunt a kudu, the great antelope of storied elusiveness. Pondering this unexpected opportunity, Kilgo wonders: Has he connected sufficiently with this remarkable place to justify his participation in the hunt? Is he ready and, above all, is he worthy?

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• Published on: 2003-03-03
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 224 pages

Un Peacekeeping, American Policy and the

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Un Peacekeeping, American Policy and the
by William J. Durch

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Mozambique

'...the single most authoritative text on peacekeeping in the post-cold war era...the cases are comprehensive and incisive...and the authors bring sharp analysis, clean prose, and much experience in recent peace-keeping operations. Anyone wanting help navigating the labyrinths of today's internal conflicts should read this book.' - Stephen John Steadman, School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University '...crisply written, carefully researched, and insightfully analyzed case studies of the UN's varied attempts to bring peace to the civil wars of the 1990s...A worthy successor to their Evolution of UN Peacekeeping.' - Michael W. Doyle, Professor, Princeton Universzity and Senior Fellow of the International Peawce Academy In a stunning follow-up to his well-received The Evolution of UN Peacekeeping, William Durch looks at the peacekeeping efforts of the United Nations as they took shape during the present decade. El Salvador, Angola, Mozambique, Rwanda, Somalia, Cambodia and the former Yugoslavia all harboured explosive political situations that tested, and in some cases continue to test, the limits of the United Nations ability to keep peace in a world where the political situation is constantly changing. Anyone interested in international politics and peacekeeping will want to read Durch's newest.

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• Published on: 1996-12-18
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 416 pages

The Politics of Peace in Mozambique: Post-Conflict Democratization, 1992-2000

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The Politics of Peace in Mozambique: Post-Conflict Democratization, 1992-us.html00
by Carrie Manning

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Manning examines issues of democratization and conflict resolution through the lens of the Mozambican experience from 1992-us.html00. Since the end of the Cold War, a formal democratization process has been at the center of virtually every negotiated peace agreement to end a civil conflict. Nearly a decade after the Rome peace accord put an end to 16 years of civil war, Mozambique stands out as one of the world's most unlikely postwar democratization success stories. What accounts for the durability of the postwar political settlement? What lessons does the Mozambican experience hold for other such cases?

Relying on original research conducted in Mozambique between 1994 and 1999, Manning argues that the country's relatively successful postwar political settlement depends upon the ability of the system to accommodate conflicting notions of democratic and system legitimacy, through routine recourse to processes of sustained elite bargaining which supplement formal democratic institutions. In building her case, Manning provides a thorough and provocative analysis of the country's civil conflict, presents ground-breaking work on the transformation of the Renamo rebel group into a political party, and the separation of the Relimo party-state into its respecive components, and he presents a clear-eyed analysis of the lessons and limits of Mozambique's postwar success. Of particular interest to scholars, students, and policymakers involved with democratization, conflict resolution, and southern African politics.

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• Published on: 2002-11-30
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 9.49" h x .98" w x 6.26" l, 1.15 pounds
• Binding: Hardcover
• 248 pages

The Search for Puma 164: Operation Uric and the Assault on Mapai

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The Search for Puma 164: Operation Uric and the Assault on Mapai
Neill Jackson (Author), Rick van Malsen (Author)
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Mozambique

September 6, 1979 a lone Puma helicopter flies northward, leaving behind the desolation of the battle for Mapai, in Mozambique’s Gaza Province. Huddled in the cabin, two weary soldiers sit silently immersed in their own thoughts, contemplating their difficult duties ahead. WOII Graham Enslin, CSM, Support Commando, is struggling to come to terms with the death in action that morning of his younger brother Brian. The other, Lt Rick van Malsen BCR, 2IC, 1 Commando, works through the list of names in his hand, names of the 16 men who died with Trooper Brian Enslin when a South African Air Force Puma was shot out of the sky during the assault on the Frelimo and ZANLA stronghold at Mapai. It will be his job to send out the official death notices and to advise the next of kin that the bodies of the three South African airmen and 14 Rhodesian soldiers were not recovered. Both men vow that night, each for reasons of his own, to one day return to the scene of the crash to pay proper tribute to the fallen men. And so it was, almost 30 years later, that Rick van Malsen returns to the scene of that horrendous battle, to search for the crash site of the downed Puma, in an effort to achieve closure for the relatives of the dead. This is a story of courage and devotion to duty but, above all, it is a story of comradeship and loyalty undimmed by the passage of time, of a band of brothers bonded together in war, united still in peace. Neill Jackson was born in Malta in 1953, where his father was stationed with the Royal Marines and his mother the WRENs. The family moved to Rhodesia in 1956. In 1975 he was commissioned as a second lieutenant with 5 (Independent) Company based in Umtali, before serving three years as a Troop Commander with Support Commando, the Rhodesian Light Infantry. In 1978 he was posted as 2IC to 1 (Independent) Company at Victoria Falls and Beitbridge, and then to 1 Brigade HQ in Bulawayo as Intelligence Officer from December 1979 until his retirement a year later, with the rank of captain. Rick van Malsen was born in Kenya in 1954, immigrated to Rhodesia in 1960 and joined the Rhodesian Light Infantry in 1974, being commissioned the following year. In 1978, as a Troop Commander in 1 Commando, 1RLI, Rick was awarded the Bronze Cross of Rhodesia for valour during combat. At the cessation of hostilities in 1980 he was appointed Battalion Adjutant and attended a staff course at the Staff College at Camberley in the UK. He set up the Army Diving School at Kariba, at the time the most modern facility of its type in southern Africa, before retiring from service in 1984.

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• Published on: 2012-08-30
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