Note on Sources
Leading Characters
Introduction
1. Birth of Africa’s brightest hope, 1975-6
2. The remaking of Unita, 1976-84
3. A war of ideology, 1985-87
4. Havana’s last stand, 1987-89
5. Losing the peace, 1991-92
6. Another Somalia – the war of the cities, 1992-94
7. The state destroyed, 1995/6
Index
Victoria Brittain is a respected journalist who tirelessly fought the US government on Guantanamo Bay in articles and books. Her work on women and children in conflict has transformed war reporting; subverting tired militaristic narratives. She has been a consultant to the UN on The Impact of Conflict on Women. She is a trustee of Prisoners of Conscience and the author of The Meaning of Waiting (Oberon, 2010), Shadow Lives (Pluto, 2013) and co-author of Moazzam Begg's Enemy Combatant (2007).
'Few journalists know Angola better than Victoria Brittain. This is
an excellent and timely account of a conflict for which we in the
West share much of the blame'
*Jon Snow, newscaster*
'Tells the story of a revolution destroyed, analysing the moves of
the mighty and speaking up for the millions who have suffered as a
result'
*Guardian*
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