Congo Unravelled - Military Operations from Independence to the Mercenary Revolt 1960-68

Post-independence events in the Republic of the Congo are a veritable Gordian knot. The ambitions of Congolese political leaders, Cold War rivalry, Pan-Africanism, Belgium's continued economic interests in the countrys mineral wealth, and the strategic perceptions African History & Politics of other southern African states all conspired to wrack Africas second largest country with uprisings, rebellions and military interventions for almost a decade. Congo Unravelled solves the intractable complexity of this violent period by dispassionately outlining the sequence of political and military events that took place in the troubled country.

Softcover. English. 30 Degress South. ISBN: 9781920143657. 72 pp. NEW. Book No: 2507348