A quarter of a century ago, Alemseged Tesfai from Eritrea abandoned a promising academic career to join the fledgling Eritrean Peoples Liberation Front to fight for Eritrea’s freedom.
The result of that courageous intervention is a memoir: TWO WEEKS IN THE TRENCHES: REMINISCENCES OF CHILDHOOD AND WAR IN ERITREA which is without doubt about the most important battle that marked the beginning of the end of Ethiopian occupation of Eritrea.
According to Murray Last, the eminent editor of Journal of Modern African Studies:
“ I found the book so moving that I couldn’t put it down….” He further notes that he found “The Heart,” one of the short stories in the book, “…more captivating than I did the first time around”.
Ranging from the heart of war victims to the heart of Eritrea’s struggle for independence, TWO WEEKS IN THE TRENCHES is an unforgettable story of war that is worthy to join an eloquent chorus of world peace.
The book is available on Amazon.com
