When the Sun Never Sets

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Africa then.. - Rated
It is fashionable now to sneer at colonialism, but whatever its drawbacks, British colonialism, both in its effects and in the intentions of those involved, comes out strongly on the credit side when looked at objectively. This book is a fascinating record of three generations of one family which served in the then colonies, mainly in Africa. The extraordinary difficulty then of journeys which are now only a few hours by air make some of the most striking episodes, but throughout there are vivid pictures of a way of life that seems to belong to the far distant past..