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Author:
Venter, Al J., author. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n50014343
Title:
Portugal's guerrilla wars in Africa : Lisbon's three wars in Angola, Mozambique and Portugese Guinea, 1961-74 / Al J. Venter.
Publisher:
Helion & Company,
Copyright Date:
2013
Description:
495 pages, 48 pages of plates : illustrations (some color), map ; 25 cm
Subject:
Portugal--History, Military--Africa--History, Military--20th century.
Angola--History--Revolution, 1961-1975.
Mozambique--History--Revolution, 1964-1975.
Guinea-Bissau--History--Revolution, 1963-1974.
Kolonialismus.
Kolonialkrieg.
Guinea-Bissau.
Moçambique.
Angola.
Portugal.
History.
Revolution (Angola : 1961-1975)
Revolution (Guinea-Bissau : 1963-1974)
Revolution (Mozambique : 1964-1975)
Portuguese colonies.
Africa.
Angola.
Guinea-Bissau.
Mozambique.
1900 - 1999
History.
Military history.
Notes:
First 20 pages numbered with Roman numerals; each set of plates numbered with Roman numerals. Includes bibliographical references (pages 478-481) and index.
Contents:
25. pt. I Last Word. 1. Tete Convoy in Mozambique -- 2. Landmines -- 3. A Bitter War in Angola -- 4. Bush War in West Africa -- 5. The Conflict in Depth -- 6. The Enemy -- 7. Road to the North -- 8. Mixed Fortunes of War -- 9. Cabinda: the War North of the Congo River -- 10. Cabinda and an ongoing Guerrilla Struggle -- 11. Why Portugal Lost her Wars in Africa -- pt. II War in Portuguese Guinea -- 12. Death of a Guerrilla Fighter -- 13. The War in Portuguese Guinea -- 14. Operation Trident -- Striking at an Elusive Enemy on the Offshore Islands -- 15. In the Heart of an African Military Struggle -- 16. Jungle Patrol in Portuguese Guinea -- 17. Portuguese Guinea-Bissau's North and East -- 18. Bissau -- Portugal's Wartime Capital in West Africa -- 19. PAIGC -- Portuguese Guinea's Liberation Organisation -- 20. The Aviation Component in Portugal's Colonial Wars -- pt. III The War Continues -- 21. Land at the End of the Earth -- 22. Eastern Angola -- 23. Mozambique: Conflict along the Indian Ocean -- 24. Casualties of War -- 25. Last Word.
ISBN:
1909384577
9781909384576
OCLC:
(OCoLC)861320236
LCCN:
2013387389
Locations:
OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

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