Portugal's Guerrilla Wars in Africa: Lisbon's Three Wars in Angola, Mozambique and Portugese Guinea 1961-74

by Al J. Venter

Book Overview

Portugal's three wars in Africa in Angola, Mozambique and Portuguese Guinea (Guin -Bissau today) lasted almost 13 years - longer than the United States Army fought in Vietnam. Yet they are among the most underreported conflicts of the modern era.

Commonly referred to as Lisbon's Overseas War (Guerra do Ultramar) or in the former colonies, the War of Liberation (Guerra de Liberta o), these struggles played a seminal role in ending white rule...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 191029473X
• ISBN13: 9781910294734
• Release Date: June 2015
• Publisher: Helion & Company
• Length: 544 Pages
• Weight: 1.76 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.1" x 9.1"