Jungle Heart of the Khmer Rouge: The Memoirs of Phi Phuon, Pol Pot’s Aide-de-Camp, and the Role of Ratanakiri and Its Tribal Minorities on the Cambodian Revolution.

"Jungle Heart of the Khmer Rouge: The Memoirs of Phi Phuon, Pol Pot's Aide-de-Camp, and the Role of Ratanakiri and Its Tribal Minorities on the Cambodian Revolution" is a book that tells the story of Phi Phuon, a member of the Jarai upland ethnic minority who joined Cambodia's communist revolution in the 1960s and served as a bodyguard and aide to the Khmer Rouge leaders. The book also includes a contextual analysis by Henri Locard, which proposes that the highland minorities played a significant role in the creation of the Khmer Rouge regime. The book provides insights into the Khmer Rouge era and the highland cultures of Cambodia. However, readers should approach Phi Phuon's narrative with caution, as he was a willing participant in the atrocities committed by the Khmer Rouge. Locard's revisionist history of the regime also has its limitations, as he has a compromised relationship with his subject and makes errors in his analysis. Overall, the book offers an interesting perspective on the Khmer Rouge, but readers should be aware of its complexities and limitations. [Extracted from the article]