The victor army could not have won if Barker’s casualty figures held.
Evidence
When compared with the few casualties that Barker contends were suffered by Rhodesian security forces, readers are left wondering how ZIPRA and ZANLA forces were able to dislodge colonialism if they were such underperformers in battle. — Tavengwa Gwekwerere, Davie E. Mutasa, and Kudakwashe Chitofiri, Settlers, Rhodesians, and Supremacists, 67
Categorization
- CANDY: A telling little logical slip inside the grievance narrative — a deft rhetorical point showing internal contradiction in settler memory.