THE DYING DAYS OF ZIMBABWE-RHODESIA'S 1970's CIVIL WAR echo scarily the conditions of today's Europe. Society is under siege. Bombs explode in crowded shopping centres. Armed guerrillas mount daylight attacks on civilians. The moderate middle ground is eroded by escalating racism, horror and hatred. Innocents are caught in the battleground. Radicals fan the flames. And leaders on both sides vow to pursue violence with extreme violence in the name of right and justice. From a colonial childhood, to the front-line of Rhodesia's vicious civil war, to the final disintegration of Mugabe's post-colonial Zimbabwe, this is the traumatic story of a conflicted young man who experiences the tragedy of his life and homeland being torn asunder. Amongst war, horror and hatred he tries desperately to live a normal life - dating girls, having fun, falling in love - but once peace finally comes to Zimbabwe, he finds life is still anything but normal under Robert Mugabe's iron rule. This is a real-life account which offers intriguing insights into the dilemmas facing a young patriot caught up in the march of Africa's post-colonial history. "This book offers a profound warning to the people of the United States. If we do not take immediate steps to undo the political damage of the past decade the same future awaits us. This is a well written book, both engaging and personal. The author's love of his former country and its people, both black and white, shines through the sorrow of the events portrayed." (review by Critical Reader, Aug 2015)