Katanga 1960-63 - Mercenaries, Spies and the African Nation that Waged War on the World Othen ChristopherPaperback / softback
Katanga 1960-63 - Mercenaries, Spies and the African Nation that Waged War on the World Othen ChristopherPaperback / softback In King Leopold II's infamous Congo 'Free' State at the turn of the…
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Katanga 1960-63 - Mercenaries, Spies and the African Nation that Waged War on the World Othen ChristopherPaperback / softback
In King Leopold II's infamous Congo 'Free' State at the turn of the century, severed hands became a form of currency. What happened next was extraordinary.It was a fantastically uneven battle. But the Belgians don't seem to have a sense of historical shame, as they connived for an independent Katanga state in 1960 to protect Belgian mining interests.
Yet to everyone's surprise the new nation's rag-tag army of local gendarmes, jungle tribesmen and, controversially, European mercenaries, refused to give in. The UN fielded soldiers from twenty nations, America paid the bills, and the Soviets intrigued behind the scenes. For two and a half years Katanga, the scrawniest underdog ever to fight a war, held off the world with guerrilla warfare, two-faced diplomacy, and some shady financial backing.
It even looked as if the Katangese might win.Katanga 1960-63 tells, for the first time, the full