This account of the Burmese people's life under military dictatorship tells the story of Burma's struggle for independence and democracy. It is based on interviews with hundreds of Burmese, from ordinary citizens to freedom fighters in the jungle.

Foreword by the Dalai Lama This emotionally gripping book tells the story of Burma's struggle for independence and democracy, based on interviews with hundreds of Burmese from ordinary citizens to freedom fighters in the jungle.

Terror in the Golden land
the next killing fields?
in Rangoon, city of fear
death and life in Manerplaw
return to the jungle.