Robert Ruark
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Robert Ruark was an American author, syndicated columnist, and big game hunter.
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Mau Mau rebellion
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The Mau Mau rebellion, also known as the Mau Mau uprising or Kenya Emergency, was an armed conflict in the British Colony of Kenya between the Kenya Land and Freedom Army and the British colonial auth
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…also published in the book Robert Ruark's Africa. Ruark's first bestselling novel was published in 1955. Entitled Something of Value, it describes the Mau Mau Uprising by Kenyan rebels against British rule. The novel drew from the author's personal knowledge and experiences on safari in Africa, and was adapted into a…
Troops of the King's African Rifles on watch for Mau Mau rebels
Sculpture of Ciokaraine M’Barungu at Nairobi
Lieutenant General Sir George Erskine, Commander-in-Chief, East Africa Command (centre), observing operations against the Mau Mau
British Army patrol crossing a stream carrying FN FAL rifle (1st and 2nd soldiers from right); Sten Mk5 (3rd soldier); and the Lee–Enfield No. 5 (4th and 5th soldiers)