Counterinsurgency in Africa: The Portugese Way of War 1961-74

by John P. Cann

Book Overview

Portugal was the first colonial power to arrive in Africa and the last to leave. As other European states were granting independence to their African possessions, Portugal chose to stay and fight despite the small odds of success. That it did so successfully for thirteen years across the three fronts of Angola, Guin and Mozambique remains a remarkable achievement, particularly for a nation of such modest means. The Portugese approach to the conflict...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1907677739
• ISBN13: 9781907677731
• Release Date: September 2012
• Publisher: Helion & Company
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"