it is so very unfortunate that we don't always get what we want in life, i was born after the independence in 1987 but i have been reading and studying about Rhodesia. I was really a nice country for all. the love that you had for it was awesome. right now i think its time to bury the differences and reconcile so as to revive the good old days.. we are all Zimbabweans..
I am sad to see you being questioned for real. Stick to your guns. There are 3 broad aspects to war that we young white Rhodesians did not then understand. Here is an extract from my memoir of those days due out later this year. "The Prussian Philosopher, General Carl von Clausewitz, who wrote from his experience in the Napoleonic Wars, breaks down the horrendous totality of war into elements that make even the Rhodesian case easier to contemplate. The totality of any war, he said, is a blend of three factors: The first and most subject to change and negotiation is politics, and this, he said, is the realm of governments. The second element of war is emotion. A mass of people must be riled up enough to risk death and kill each other. This is the realm of ideologues, propagandists, demagogues, and zealots. Third is the challenge of the game itself. This includes weapons, military strategies and tactics and the manly challenge of combat, the risks involved, and the depth of comradery amongst soldiers in battle. All of this is difficult for any who have not experienced it to ever understand, and all of it is the realm of military leaders. All three factors profoundly touched my life, although I couldn’t have defined them so clearly at the time.” I believe your critic only comprehends one aspect which is very real to all of us who fought -the challenge of the game itself.
