464 pages, 44 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some colour), maps, portraits ; 22 cm
Type:
Books
History
Military history
Place:
Africa
Date:
2013
Notes:
Third book in Al J. Venter's Stories series.
Contents:
In search of Doctor Albert Schweitzer -- Angola's tank battle on the Lomba -- Africa's great mercenary tradition -- Cairo : heart of the Islamic revolt -- 'Paddlebum' and the rough riders of the Ruffiji River -- The future role of mercenaries on the African continent -- Rhodesia's war -- Al Venter looks back -- Questions and answers with Adam Buske : a professional hunter in Africa -- By Puma helicopter across the African continent -- The unanswered 'hit' on Pelindaba in November 2007 -- Valentine Strasser : Africa's vagabond king -- Landmines : hidden killers -- Female genital mutilation is now worldwide -- The enigmatic Sarah Barrell -- Portugal in Africa : good times for some -- Biafra's aerial war of attrition -- Ghana : contradictory West Africa -- Uganda's invasion by the Tanzanian Army and the end of Idi Amin -- Operation Palliser : an unusual British deployment to West Africa -- Lion attack -- The Central Intelligence Agency's air war in the Congo -- Fighting horsemen on the Angolan border -- The Algerian connection -- The Great Zambezi River -- A witchdoctor in the house -- A week in an African jail
