Operations ‘Leopard’ and ‘Red Bean’ Kolwezi 1978

French and Belgian Intervention in Zaire

Daniel Kowalczuk (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

80 Seiten

2019
Helion & Company (Verlag)
9781912390595 (ISBN)

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The Battle of Kolwezi in Zaire in 1978 between FNLC (ex-Katanga Gendarmerie) and a Zaire Army, French and Belgian task force.

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.

For many years concentrating his research on the postcolonial wars around the globe, Daniel Kowalczuk has published in Poland for Kagero (`Miliaria' and `Aero' magazines), Magnum X (`Seas, Vessels and Warships' and `Airforce' magazines) and Warships magazine.

Erscheinungsdatum	20.11.2018
Reihe/Serie	Africa@War
Zusatzinfo	15 color profiles, 3 color photos, 2 color maps, 3 color ills, 105 b/w photos, 4 b/w maps, 8 tables
Verlagsort	Solihull
Sprache	englisch
Maße	210 x 298 mm
Themenwelt	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung
ISBN-13	9781912390595 / 9781912390595
Zustand	Neuware