Fire power

By Chris Dempster and Dave Tomkins

Book Overview

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0552108073
• ISBN13: 9780552108072
• Release Date: January 1978
• Publisher: Corgi Childrens
• Length: 496 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Good read about 1970's mercenaries and problems.

I enjoyed this book about an ill-fated mercenary operation in Angola in the 1970's. As describes a pretty chaotic and brutal situation, this is not a read for the faint of heart as war crimes against humanity are described. This book was a great counter point to the 1970's era when Soldier of Fortune glamorized of mercenaries. The book describes a situation completely opposite of the now corporate "private security contractor" mercenary situation as found in many parts of the world. I also enjoyed the beginning section of the book describing cross-border, overland trucking in pre-EU, Cold War era Europe in which the author was employed.