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Opération Crevette : Benin, mercenaries, and the survival of a new state / Les Sosnowski and Monique Sosnowski.
Van Pelt Library DT541.845 .S67 2024
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Sosnowski, Les, author.
- Sosnowski, Monique, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Denard, Bob, 1929-2007--Military leadership.
- Denard, Bob.
- Denard, Bob, 1929-2007.
- Mercenary troops--Benin.
- Mercenary troops.
- Coups d'état--Benin.
- Coups d'état.
- Benin--History--Coup d'état, 1977.
- Benin.
- Benin--Politics and government--1960-1990.
- Command of troops.
- Politics and government.
- Genre:
- History
- Physical Description:
- xvii, 227 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
- Other Title:
- Benin, mercenaries, and the survival of a new state
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham : Lexington Books, [2024]
- Summary:
- "Operation Crevette is a meticulously researched account of the political instability leading to private mercenary action in Benin during the mid-twentieth century. This book brings together the voices of the involved mercenaries, political rulers, and local witnesses to reveal a struggle for power in the former French colony"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Preface: Bob Denard and Company
- Chapter 1: From French Colony to Military Rule
- Chapter 2: "Sick Child of Africa"
- Chapter 3: Enough is Enough
- Chapter 4: Revolutionary Changes
- Chapter 5: The French Connection
- Chapter 6: The Doctor's Orders
- Chapter 7: Getting Armed and Ready
- Chapter 8: Bienvenue Au Maroc! (Welcome To Morocco!)
- Chapter 9: Dr Zinsou Sends the Dirty Ninety
- Chapter 10: The Omegas are Coming
- Chapter 11: Facing Reality
- Chapter 12: A Three-Hour Disaster
- Chapter 13: The Aftermath
- Chapter 14: Whose Victory?
- Chapter 15: Pandora's Boxes
- Chapter 16: No End to Troubles
- Chapter 17: Justice Delayed
- Chapter 18: The End of an Epoch.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Sosnowski, Les. Operation Crevette
- ISBN:
- 9781666911237
- 1666911232
- OCLC:
- 1407032832
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