When the walking defeats you
Subtitle: one man's journey as Joseph Kony's bodyguard
By: Ledio Cakaj ; foreword by Roméo Dallaire
Contributors: Dallaire, Roméo, writer of foreword
Publisher: Zed Books
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 402
ISBN-13: 9781783608126; 9781783608133
Subjects: Lord's Resistance Army; History
Description: "Deep in the Congo's Garamba National Park in the dead of night, Joseph Kony -- the notorious warlord wanted by the International Criminal Court -- made a shocking admission. Loosened by home-made wine, exposing a vulnerability he could never show the world, Kony looked George Omona in the eye, 'You need to know that if I had a choice I would not be doing this & I wish I could be a man of books, like you.' Three years earlier George was expelled from one of Uganda's best schools, just weeks before he was due to graduate with exemplary grades, destroying his dreams of becoming a teacher. In desperation, his uncle found him a role in Kony's Lord's Resistance Army (LRA). George's education and fluent command of English allowed him to rapidly rise through the ranks, eventually becoming one of Kony's bodyguards, before he finally made his escape. George's story -- based on many hours of interviews with acknowledged LRA expert Ledio Cakaj -- provides a vivid, personal and fascinating insight into the inner workings of the LRA, and the mind of Kony, its self-appointed prophet"--Publisher's description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: About the Author; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Glossary; Selected Key Dates; Maps; Foreword by Roḿeo Dallaire; Introduction; Part One: Holding the Lion's Tail; 1. The Blessed Land of Peace and Rest: Part One; 2. The Savior of Acholiland; 3. Killing Rambo; 4. Kony's Jungle Home; 5. Yankee; 6. A General Who Kills; 7. A Prisoner of the Spirits; 8. War Is Coming; 9. Kicking the Hornets' Nest; 10. A Real Rebel; Part Two: Waiting for the Whistle; 11. The Blessed Land of Peace and Rest: Part Two; 12. The Devil's Children; 13. Disco; 14. When the Walking Defeats You.15. No Joy in the World 16. Dwog Paco; Epilogue: Far from Home; Author Note; Selected Bibliography; Index.