Operations ‘Leopard’ and ‘Red Bean’ Kolwezi 1978

Operations ‘Leopard’ and ‘Red Bean’ Kolwezi 1978
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Publisher : Helion and Company
Total Pages : 82
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ISBN-10 : 9781915113108
ISBN-13 : 1915113105
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Book Synopsis Operations ‘Leopard’ and ‘Red Bean’ Kolwezi 1978 by : Daniel Kowalczuk

Download or read book Operations ‘Leopard’ and ‘Red Bean’ Kolwezi 1978 written by Daniel Kowalczuk and published by Helion and Company. This book was released on 2019-01-04 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a history of the roots of FNLC (Front for the National Liberation of the Congo: ex-Katanga Gendarmerie) in Angola and Zaire, political situation under Mobutu regime, FNLC incursions into Zaire border since 1977 (“Shaba Wars I and II”) and subsequent hostage taking in mining town of Kolwezi. The author describes the subsequent French Foreign Legion and Belgian Para Commando airborne operation and freeing of the hostages, together with practical destruction of the FNLC as fighting force.


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