Congo Unravelled: Military Operations from Independence to the Mercenary Revolt 1960-68 (Africa@War)

I was born in the Belgian Congo in 1956 and at the age of 4 we left the country my parents had lived in happily for 10 years, as refugees.... The account tells you more than you need to know of the incredible historical complexities of this vast land..... A colonel with same surname, but unrelated, features in this book too... I was not aware of this before.....

Because Osprey lacks initiative when it comes to African Wars, despite the recent publication of Modern African Wars 4, I tested this new series Africa @ War. As I teach history especially in Africa and cover the modern wars and the engagement of mercenaries and PMCs from 1945 to the present I have to say that this more than 200 pages really are quite detailed and give an excellent account on the happenings from Congo's independence to the mercenary rebellion of 1967. High quality pictures and some rare pics I haven't seen yet make this a highly recommendable work for all interested in Africa, mercenaries and/or history.

Although this is not a very voluminous book, it sure sheds a very insightful light on the machinations and politics that went on in the Congo at the time. A very nice addition to the books that focused more on the sensational side of this conflict.

Fair bit of detail on what is an interesting part of the world.Belgians ran a colony that (sort of) looked out for the natives.Sad the way The Congo has ended up.Post independence no one comes out looking good.

An excellent overall study of the Congo operations. A friend was with the UN Force at the time and this is helping refresh the memory for a personal account to be written shortly

Good

Describes the chaos of post independence Belgian Congo

Excellent