When the walking defeats you - One man's journey as Joseph Kony's bodyguard (Paperback)

Educated and aspirational, with dreams of becoming a teacher, George Omona would seem an unlikely recruit for the Lord's Resistance Army; a group which for many has the become the embodiment of evil, reviled for its use of child soldiers, sexual slavery, and for waging a decades long campaign of terror across a large swathe of Eastern and Central Africa. But drawn in by the charismatic pull of its messianic leader, and by the group's claims to speak for the long marginalized Acholi people, George came to regard the group as the best chance for rebuilding his life after his expulsion from high school. George's education and fluent command of English allowed him to rapidly rise through the ranks, eventually becoming a bodyguard to the group's now notorious leader, Joseph Kony. Having spent almost three years with the group before deserting, George's story - as told to acknowledged LRA expert Ledio Cakaj - provides a unique, unsettling and often astonishing insight into the inner workings of the LRA.

General

Imprint:	BestRed
Country of origin:	South Africa
Release date:	September 2017
Authors:	Ledio Cakaj
Dimensions:	216 x 135mm (L x W)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	432
ISBN-13:	978-1-928246-18-3
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political activism > Revolutions & coups Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political activism > Armed conflict
LSN:	1-928246-18-4
Barcode:	9781928246183

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