Book Review

Zimbabwe’s liberation history from the late 1950s until independence in April 1980 is still steeped in controversy and intrigue. This situation also prevailed in the early years of independence. For this reason mainly, materials published by those that were intimately involved in the events of those days tend to draw substantial interest. However, many of the works coming out are littered with deliberate biases, adopt certain ideological stances or uncritically champion the causes of particular personalities or factions.