SIGNED! `CONGO MERCENARY` MIKE HOARE

SIGNED! "CONGO MERCENARY" MIKE HOARE, ILLUSTRATED AND WITH 7 MAPS, HARDCOVER WITH DUSTJACKET WITH MINOR TEARS, 318 PAGES, GOOD CLEAN COPY.

In July 1964, after four years of uneasy independence, the Democratic Republic of the Congo was engulfed by an armed rebellion that spread throughout the country like a bush fire. The rebel soldiers struck terror into the hearts of civilians and National Army soldiers alike. Faced with this situation, the Congolese government hired legendary mercenary leader Mike Hoare to quell the uprising and bring order to the country. In Congo Mercenary, Mike Hoare tells the true story of his resolute band of mercenaries during the Congo war. In fascinating detail, Hoare describes how the mercenaries were recruited and trained, and then recounts their adventures through four combat campaigns over an 18-month period during which they liberated Stanleyville, fought rebels in the hinterland, freed hundreds of European hostages, and restored law and order to the Congo.