An Uncomfortable Narrative – Joseph Mahoney

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An Uncomfortable Narrative: Reflections on the Rhodesian Experience 1971-1980 – Joseph Mahoney

This book takes the reader through the last turbulent decade of Rhodesia’s existence. It traces the author’s aristocratic European upbringing, the forces which drove him to Rhodesia at 17, and his years as a game ranger in the remote northwest. As a former stick-leader in the famous Rhodesian Light Infantry from 1977–1980, he gives a unique perspective of the war from an outsider who adopted the country and the cause. This book is an expose of the emotional stress and legacy that intense and sustained combat bestows on young soldiers. It critically reflects on key political and
military decisions made, laying bare the lies, half-truths and manipulations of a Government clinging onto power and a doomed ideology, and addresses the forgotten black and white rural communities that, forced into impossible situations, bore the brunt of the horrors of the conflict.

“… A powerful, page-turning account of a life of purpose, war, resilience, African wildlife, and the human spirit that will leave you inspired …” Patrick Armstrong, Patron, RLI Regimental Association