Zimbabwe / Rhodesia

A Listmania! list by AK (London)
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Mukiwa: A White Boy in Africa
1.  Mukiwa: A White Boy in Africa by Peter Godwin
The list author says:
  "Peter Godwin's account of growing up in Rhodesia, and a brief spell in Zimbabwe post regime change in 1980. Wonderfully written, heartfelt, and in many ways a tragic story of how it could have worked"
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When a Crocodile Eats the Sun
2.  When a Crocodile Eats the Sun by Peter Godwin
The list author says:
  "Godwin's account of Zimbabwe around 20 years after his departure. Seen through visits to his elderly parents is the tragic turn the country has taken"
£6.29   Used & New from: £0.01
4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (50 customer reviews)

Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight: An African Childhood
3.  Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight: An African Childhood by Alexandra Fuller
The list author says:
  "Similar to Mukiwa of being a first hand account of growing up, but from a slightly poorer background and a female perspective"
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4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (55 customer reviews)

Scribbling the Cat: Travels with an African Soldier
4.  Scribbling the Cat: Travels with an African Soldier by Alexandra Fuller
The list author says:
  "Fuller's return to the country of her childhood. Told through a romantic affiar with her parents' neighbour, every bit as good as her first book"
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4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)

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African Laughter: Four Visits to Zimbabwe
5.  African Laughter: Four Visits to Zimbabwe by Doris Lessing
The list author says:
  "Doris Lessing's account of her four visits to the land of her birth duringthe 1980s and 1990s"
£8.99   Used & New from: £0.01
4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)

Pamwe Chete: The Legend of the Selous Scouts
6.  Pamwe Chete: The Legend of the Selous Scouts by Ron Reid-Daly
The list author says:
  "Definitive account of the Selous Scouts, their tactics and organisation during the Bush war in Rhodesia"
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4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)

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Rhodesians Never Die: Change on White Rhodesia, C.1970-1980: The Impact of War and Political Change on White Rhodesia, C.1970-80 (State and Democracy Series)
7.  Rhodesians Never Die: Change on White Rhodesia, C.1970-1980: The Impact of War and Political Change on White Rhodesia, C.1970-80 (State and Democracy Series) by Peter Godwin
The list author says:
  "Godwin's non-fiction account of political change in Rhodesia from 1970 to 1980 - if you can get it at a reasonable price, go for it!"
£39.95   Used & New from: £34.90
5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)

Fireforce: One Man's War in the Rhodesian Light Infantry
8.  Fireforce: One Man's War in the Rhodesian Light Infantry by Chris Cocks
The list author says:
  "Cocks' first hand account of RLI combat and operations"
£14.20   Used & New from: £8.24
5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)

Survival Course
9.  Survival Course by Chris Cocks
The list author says:
  "Sequel to Fireforce"
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Cyclone Blues
10.  Cyclone Blues by Chris Cocks
The list author says:
  "Cocks' later fiction work of a post-independence Zimbabwe and Mocambique, not always brilliant but presents some of the dilemmas of trying to make a living there quite well"
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