Memories of a Zambezian Past

A retired historian of Africa looks back over the early part of his life, spent in a continent undergoing rapid change as it moved towards independence after the Second World War. These very personal memories of 'Zambezia' - present-day Zambia and Zimbabwe - capture something of the spirit of this now vanished period in our colonial history, as well as conveying some of magic of living in Africa, 'the cradle of humanity'.