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Portugal's guerrilla wars in Africa : Lisbon's three wars in Angola, Mozambique and Portuguese Guinea, 1961-74 / A. l. J. Venter ; cover designed by Euan Carter.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Venter, A. l. J., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Portugal--Colonies--Africa--History, Military--20th century.
- Portugal.
- Angola--History--Revolution, 1961-1975.
- Angola.
- Mozambique--History--Revolution, 1964-1975.
- Mozambique.
- Guinea-Bissau--History--Revolution, 1963-1974.
- Guinea-Bissau.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (545 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- West Midlands, England : Helion & Company Limited, 2013.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Nominated for the NYMAS Arthur Goodzeit Book Award 2013Portugal's three wars in Africa in Angola, Mozambique and Portuguese Guinea (Guiné-Bissau today) lasted almost 13 years - longer than the United States Army fought in Vietnam. Yet they are among the most underreported conflicts of the modern era. Commonly referred to as Lisbon's Overseas War (Guerra do Ultramar) or in the former colonies, the War of Liberation (Guerra de Libertação), these struggles played a seminal role in ending white rule in Southern Africa. Though hardly on the scale of hostilities being fought in South East Asia, the
- Contents:
- Glossary
- Foreword by Capt John P Cann USN
- Acknowledgements
- Prologue
- Part 1: Portugal's Wars in Africa
- Part II: War in Portuguese Guinea
- Part III: The War Continues
- Appendices
- Notes
- Select Bibliography
- Index.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9781910294307
- 1910294306
- OCLC:
- 889675624
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