Overview
Dead Leaves: Two Years in The Rhodesian War is a memoir in which an ordinary troopie grapples with the unique dilemmas presented by an extraordinary period in history: the spectres of inner violence and death; the pressurised arrival of manhood; and the place of conscience, friendship and beauty in the pervasive atmosphere of futile warfare.Synopsis
At age 18, Wylie began two years of service in Rhodesia's security forces during the late 1970s, during the last days of Ian Smith's minority regime. His memoir is based on diary entries he wrote at the time of service, with reflections by an older Wylie on the paradoxes of war and racial relations in Africa. There is no subject index. Distributed in the US by ISBS. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
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At age 18, Wylie began two years of service in Rhodesia's security forces during the late 1970s, during the last days of Ian Smith's minority regime. His memoir is based on diary entries he wrote at the time of service, with reflections by an older Wylie on the paradoxes of war and racial relations in Africa. There is no subject index. Distributed in the US by ISBS. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)