The Last of Africa's Cold War Conflicts: Portuguese Guinea and Its Guerilla Insurgency

by Al J Venter and Al J. Venter

Portugal was the first European country to colonize Africa. It was also the last to leave, almost five centuries later. During the course of what Lisbon called its "civilizing mission in Africa" the Portuguese weathered numerous insurrections, but none as severe as the guerrilla war first launched in Angola in 1961 and two years later in Portuguese Guinea. While Angola had a solid economic infrastructure, that did not hold for the tiny West African...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1526772981
• ISBN13: 9781526772985
• Release Date: July 2020
• Publisher: Pen & Sword Military
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.36 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.2"