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Any guerilla movement that employs hit-and-run tactics with the support of at least part of the local populace is bound to hold the initiative in the short term. It is in the nature of things that such a movement is extremely difficult to defeat. But the key to victory is control of the native population, of their hearts and minds, and hearts were never Mau Mau’s strong suit.
Happy Valley: The story of the English in Kenya
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