I have had an insatiable craving for knowledge regarding the bloody regime of Idi Amin. George Ivan Smith's Ghosts Of Kampala was about as filling as a rice cake. Henry Kyemba's A State Of Blood was more like Thanksgiving dinner! Kyemba spent five years as a top cabinet member in Amin's regime...he knows what was going on and has no misgivings about exposing Amin. This book also has 66 b&w photos inside, ranging from the sublime to the horrifying. Kyembe fled Uganda in May of '77, so the fall of Amin is not included here. If you want to know about the atrocities and the day to day life of the man some called The Black Hitler, it's all here for you. Kyemba delivers the facts with both passion and urgency. His battle with his conscience bleeds through the story quite often. A State Of Blood is Kyemba's attempt to bring Amin's barbarism to the light for international eyes to see. If Idi Amin intrigues you at all, then you need to read this book. It will show you things that most decent people would rather not see. It's a well-written book. It is also an addictive, fast & easy read. You may not like what you read here, but you will find that you must keep turning the pages until this dark journey reaches its conclusion.