Modern African Wars (4) - The Congo 1960-2002

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.>

Product details

• Authors: Peter Abbott, Abbott Peter
• Assisted by: Raffaele Ruggeri (Illustration), Ruggeri Raffaele (Illustration)
• Publisher: Osprey Publishers
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 20.02.2014
• EAN: 9781782000761
• ISBN: 978-1-78200-076-1
• No. of pages: 48
• Dimensions: 182 mm x 244 mm x 6 mm
• Series: Men-at-Arms; Men-At-Arms (Osprey); Men-at-Arms; Men-At-Arms (Osprey)
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration; HISTORY / Military / General, HISTORY / Military / Wars & Conflicts (Other), HISTORY / Africa / Central, Warfare & defence, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, African History, National liberation & independence, post-colonialism, War and defence operations, Mercenaries, Democratic Republic of Congo