Modern African Wars (4): The Congo 1960-2002
(Part of the Osprey Men at Arms (#492) Series and Modern African Wars (#4) Series)
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From Belgian and French paratroops to Che Guevara and CIA funded Cuban B-26 pilots, the Congo has been a hotbed of African conflict in the late 20th century.
When the colonial powers began retreating from Africa in the 1950s and 1960s, the Belgian Congo/Zaire became the bloodiest, most chaotic example of 'how not to do it', and has remained so ever since. A vast region with huge mineral wealth, abandoned in 1960 with virtually no infrastructure...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1782000763
ISBN13:9781782000761
Release Date:February 2014
Publisher:Osprey Publishing (UK)
Length:48 Pages
Weight:0.62 lbs.
Dimensions:0.2" x 7.1" x 9.5"
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