Product Description

Based on recorded interviews with 50 British men and women covering three generations of colonial rule in Africa, the stories and recollections in this book evoke the world of traders, missionaries, soldiers, policemen and district officers.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #855148 in Books
• Published on: 1990-03-22
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 206 pages

Customer Reviews

A History to be Proud of
I was on my way to Africa when my wife bought this book for me from within the airport. I started reading it on the long flight. It was the most enthralling book I had read for many years. No ridiculous political correctness. No-one terrified of saying something that may offend others. This was how it was. Words actually spoken by those who had been there, done the job, suffered the hardships and gained the respect of a person, a family, a tribe or even a nation. The British didn't conquer, they served. They looked after nations until they could look after themselves. This book MUST be read with a mindset of that era NOT a modern one. It changed my whole outlook on the British Empire. An outlook that now firmly believes it was one of the most positive influences for good that the world has ever known and now, probably, will ever know. Read it and weep!