I make no apologies for being a mercenary soldier. Quite the reverse. I am proud to have led 5 Commando. I am proud to have fought shoulder to shoulder with the toughest and bravest band of men it has ever been my honour to command. I am proud that they stood when all else failed.' In July 1964, four years after gaining independence from Belgium, the Democratic Republic of the Congo came under threat from an armed rebellion that spread rapidly through the country. To suppress the rebels and bring the unrest and bloodshed in ...
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I make no apologies for being a mercenary soldier. Quite the reverse. I am proud to have led 5 Commando. I am proud to have fought shoulder to shoulder with the toughest and bravest band of men it has ever been my honour to command. I am proud that they stood when all else failed.' In July 1964, four years after gaining independence from Belgium, the Democratic Republic of the Congo came under threat from an armed rebellion that spread rapidly through the country. To suppress the rebels and bring the unrest and bloodshed in the country under control, Congolese officials enlisted the help of mercenary leader Mike Hoare. Working alongside military officials, Hoare assembled a band of several hundred men that became known as 5 Commando'. In Congo Mercenary, Hoare tells the story of the role that these men played in the rebellion, describing in gripping detail how this band of mercenaries were recruited, trained, and how they swept through the country. His team undertook four campaigns in just 18 months during which they fought rebels, liberated Stanleyville, freed European hostages and brought order back to the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Hoare's experiences in the Congo and his involvement in suppressing the Simba rebellion were hugely significant from a political and a military standpoint. His influence, however, did not stop there. This account of his time in the Congo was fist published in 1967 and had a huge cultural impact, as well, contributing to the glorification of the mercenary lifestyle in magazines and pulp novels, and even inspiring the 1978 war film The Wild Geese starring Richard Burton and Roger Moore.
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Good Condition. 9781581606393. Good 2008 reissue Paladin paperback. Book has some previous creasing and edge-wear with some spotting to end-papers, tight and unmarked otherwise. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1kg. Category: Biography & Autobiography; ISBN: 1581606397. ISBN/EAN: 9781581606393. 84cxrarebooks is the trading name of Cambridge-based bookseller Marino Guida, with 25 years experience in the trade. We guarantee the condition of all our books. Further images or a short video presentation of any book can be arranged on request. We send tax-free and tariff-free to EU, US/Canada and Australia/NZ with insurance included for peace of mind. Inventory No: 089868.
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First U.k. Edition. Hardback. No Dust Jacket. 8vo. pp 318. No jacket. Original publisher's green cloth, lettered silver at the spine. Illustrated throughout, including seven maps. Interesting news cutting inserted from 1967 (The Times) an article by Major Mike Hoare 'Mercenaries must keep out of Nigeria's conflict. ' From the library of the playwright JFrom the library of the playwright John Osborne (1929-1994) with a posthumous book label reading 'From The Library of the Hurst. The John Osborne Arvon Centre Shropshire. ' The Hurst was his final residence-a large country house, now a cultural centre owned by the Arvon foundation, from whom this book was obtained. (1929-1994) with a posthumous book label reading 'From The Library of the Hurst. The John Osborne Arvon Centre Shropshire. ' The Hurst was his final residence-a large country house, now a cultural centre owned by the Arvon foundation, from whom this book was obtained. One marginal lining and some notes at rear, seemingly not relevant to Mike Hoare's book--aminly a list of books and some names. About 100 words in slightly hard to read black pentel...Very good. Spine slightly faded.
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Poor. Some outer edges have minor scuffs. Cover has light scratches. Reading content is in like new condition. Despatched within 24 hours. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 342 p. Contains: Unspecified.
