Modern African Wars (2): Angola and Mozambique 1961-74 [Paperback]

Peter Abbott (Author), Ronald Volstad (Illustrator)

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Paperback: 48 pages
Publisher: Osprey Publishing (July 28 1988)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0850458439
ISBN-13: 978-0850458435
Product Dimensions: 18.4 x 0.3 x 24.7 cm
Shipping Weight: 159 g
Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #591,194 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #6 in Books > History > Africa > Mozambique
- #15 in Books > History > Africa > Angola

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Portugal was both the first and the last of the great European colonial powers. For 500 years Portugal had colonies in Africa. In 1960, as liberation movements swept across colonial Africa, the Portuguese flag still flew over vast expanses of territory across the continent. The spread of decolonization and the establishment of independent states whose governments were sympathetic to the cause of African nationalism led, in the early 1960s, to a series of wars in Angola (1961–1975), Guiné (1998) and Mozambique (1977). This book details each of these liberation movements, focusing on the equipment, uniforms and organization of the Portuguese forces.

About the Author

Peter Abbott is a retired university lecturer. He has written or co-authored a number of Men-at-Arms titles for Osprey. He is particularly interested in 19th and 20th century armies that are less well known to the English speaking reader, and he has been collecting material on the various Ukrainian forces for many years. A respected historian specializing in 20th century Africa, Manuel Rodrigues also contributed to this book.

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The Portuguese armed forces have a long and proud history, which is relatively little known outside Portugal itself. Read the first page

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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent and complete, July 21 2001

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This review is from: Modern African Wars (2): Angola and Mozambique 1961-74 (Paperback)

Excellent review for the independence wars of Portuguese african colonies of the 60's and 70's decades. Covers the conflict deeply and describes all forces involved with accuracy. I expected to see something about Cubans in Angola, even in the third book of this series (MAA-242), but there is nothing about them, but in general it's a great book.

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