Modern African Wars (4): The Congo 1960-2002
by Abbott, Peter
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- as new
- Paperback
- Condition
- As New
- ISBN 10
- 1782000763
- ISBN 13
- 9781782000761
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Forestdale, Queensland, Australia
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About This Item
Osprey Pub Co, 2014. New book, 48 pages, MAA492. In the 1970s, during the ruinous 30-year dictatorship of General Mobutu, periodic rebellions required the hasty insertion once again of Belgian and French paratroops to save European lives. From the mid-1990s the country split again, becoming the battleground for the largest African war in history, as armies and rebel groups from Rwanda, Angola, Zimbabwe, Uganda, Namibia and other countries crossed into the Congo to support one side or the other, or simply to loot the rich resources. Major operations ended - or paused - in 2002, but the old hatreds and constant lure of the Congo's natural resources continue to boil over into periodic outbreaks. Featuring specially commissioned full-colour artwork and rare photographs, this is the harrowing story of the wars that ravaged the Congo for four decades.. Soft Cover. As New. Illus. by Ruggeri, Raffaele. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Synopsis
Peter Abbott is a retired university lecturer. He has written or co-authored a number of Men-at-Arms titles for Osprey, including Men-at-Arms 379: Armies in East Africa 1914-18 . He is particularly interested in 19th and 20th century armies that are less well known to the English-speaking reader. The author lives in Stockport, UK.
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- Bookseller
- Viceroy Books (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 008169
- Title
- Modern African Wars (4): The Congo 1960-2002
- Author
- Abbott, Peter
- Illustrator
- Ruggeri, Raffaele
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- New As New
- ISBN 10
- 1782000763
- ISBN 13
- 9781782000761
- Publisher
- Osprey Pub Co
- Place of Publication
- Oxford Ox2 9lp United Kingdom
- Date Published
- 2014
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- AFRICA CONGO WAR COLD MODERN UNIFORMS
- Bookseller catalogs
- Cold War Uniforms & Equipment;
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