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Takes a refreshing look at the Congo in the immediate wake of independence in mid-1960, after almost a century of Belgian rule and contains secret army dossiers and previously unpublished photographs of military and civilian life in the newly independent Congo. It is based on the personal reminiscences of Irish Army veterans who served with the UN peacekeeping forces there from 1960 to 1964. In addition to tracking down foot soldiers, retired battalion commanders and journalists who covered the Congo, the author has also spoken to Belgian administrators who were part of the pre-independence administration in the huge African colony, two Swedish soldiers who played key roles as interpreters for the Irish Army units, a Congolese clergyman and a journalist from Kinshasa. The book also provides a useful background to the development of UN peacekeeping missions around the world. This was the first major overseas mission in which Irish troops had ever been involved.
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Takes a refreshing look at the Congo in the immediate wake of independence in mid-1960, after almost a century of Belgian rule and contains secret army dossiers and previously unpublished photographs of military and civilian life in the newly independent Congo. It is based on the personal reminiscences of Irish Army veterans who served with the UN peacekeeping forces there from 1960 to 1964. In addition to tracking down foot soldiers, retired battalion commanders and journalists who covered the Congo, the author has also spoken to Belgian administrators who were part of the pre-independence administration in the huge African colony, two Swedish soldiers who played key roles as interpreters for the Irish Army units, a Congolese clergyman and a journalist from Kinshasa. The book also provides a useful background to the development of UN peacekeeping missions around the world. This was the first major overseas mission in which Irish troops had ever been involved.
Takes a refreshing look at the Congo in the immediate wake of independence in mid-1960, after almost a century of Belgian rule and contains secret army dossiers and previously unpublished photographs of military and civilian life in the newly independent Congo. It is based on the personal reminiscences of Irish Army veterans who served with the UN peacekeeping forces there from 1960 to 1964. In addition to tracking down foot soldiers, retired battalion commanders and journalists who covered the Congo, the author has also spoken to Belgian administrators who were part of the pre-independence administration in the huge African colony, two Swedish soldiers who played key roles as interpreters for the Irish Army units, a Congolese clergyman and a journalist from Kinshasa. The book also provides a useful background to the development of UN peacekeeping missions around the world. This was the first major overseas mission in which Irish troops had ever been involved.
Synopsis
Takes a refreshing look at the Congo in the immediate wake of independence in mid-1960, after almost a century of Belgian rule and contains secret army dossiers and previously unpublished photographs of military and civilian life in the newly independent Congo. It is based on the personal reminiscences of Irish Army veterans who served with the UN peacekeeping forces there from 1960 to 1964. In addition to tracking down foot soldiers, retired battalion commanders and journalists who covered the Congo, the author has also spoken to Belgian administrators who were part of the pre-independence administration in the huge African colony, two Swedish soldiers who played key roles as interpreters for the Irish Army units, a Congolese clergyman and a journalist from Kinshasa. The book also provides a useful background to the development of UN peacekeeping missions around the world. This was the first major overseas mission in which Irish troops had ever been involved.
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