BRING ME MY MACHINE GUN THE BATTLE FOR THE SOUL OF SA FROM MANDELA TO ZUMA (H/C)

AWARD-WINNING JOURNALIST ALEC RUSSELL WAS IN SOUTH AFRICA TO WITNESS THE FALL OF APARTHEID AND THE REMARKABLE RECONCILIATION OF NELSON MANDELAS RULE; AND RETURNED IN 2007-2008 TO SEE MANDELAS SUCCESSOR, THABO MBEKI, FRITTER AWAY THE COUNTRYS REPUTATION. SOUTH AFRICA IS NOW PERCHED ON A PRECIPICE, AS IT PREPARES TO ELECT JACOB ZUMA AS PRESIDENTSIGNALING A POTENTIAL SLIDE BACK TO THE BAD OLD DAYS OF POST-COLONIAL AFRICAN LEADERSHIP, AND DISASTER FOR A COUNTRY THAT WAS ONCE THE BEACON OF THE CONTINENT. DRAWING ON HIS LONG RELATIONSHIPS WITH ALL THE KEY SENIOR FIGURES INCLUDING MANDELA, MBEKI, DESMOND TUTU, AND ZUMA, AND A HOST OF SOUTH AFRICANS HE HAS KNOWN OVER THE YEARSINCLUDING FORMER ACTIVISTS TURNED BILLIONAIRES AND REACTIONARY BOERSALEC RUSSELLS BRING ME MY MACHINE GUN IS A BEAUTIFULLY TOLD AND EXPERTLY RESEARCHED ACCOUNT OF SOUTH AFRICAS GREAT TRAGEDY THE TRAGEDY OF HOPE UNFULFILLED.