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Katanga 1960-63: Mercenaries, Spies and the African Nation that Waged War on the World Hardcover – 7 Sep 2015

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  • Hardcover: 256 pages
  • Publisher: The History Press; 1 edition (7 Sept. 2015)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0750962887
  • ISBN-13: 978-0750962889
  • Product Dimensions: 3.2 x 16.5 x 24.1 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
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4.0 out of 5 starsA good history
By Pelican on 10 April 2016
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A well written history. At times the cast becomes confusing but given the total chaos that reigned in Congo that is unsurprising. The book gets the balance right of narrative history with individuals accounts. Just occasionally there is a touch much purple prose but generally good reading.
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5.0 out of 5 starsNot to mention fantastic work Christopher Othen has done on describing backside of ...
By Amazon Customer on 27 Sept. 2015
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"Katanga 1960-63" by Christopher Othen has fulfilled the huge gap on Congo Wars subject, taking once and for all totally neutral approach to the Katanga failed bid for independence. Othen is taking us to the murky world of weapons dealers, african politics of postcolonial scramble for power and world powers engaged in the Congo chaos in the years after independence granted in 1960 by Belgium. In this fabulous book we can find the traces of the work of many special services (Belgium, France, USSR, USA, Portugal, South Africa etc.) proving that "Katanga affair" has not been as one-sided mercenary/colonial backward coup, as we have been lead to believe for years. Not to mention fantastic work Christopher Othen has done on describing backside of the rebellion, including underestimated impact by belgian settlers community on Katanga 2.5 years of independence. We can also see the cynical United Nations role in the crushing of the Katanga. I will recommend this book to anybody, who is interested in postcolonial wars and the history of Africa.
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5.0 out of 5 starsVery accurate account of what was happening there at that ...
By Bookrambler on 5 Sept. 2016
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Very accurate account of what was happening there at that time. Served there during the early 1960's doubtful that all the history at that time will never be told, not many of us left.
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4.0 out of 5 starsFour Stars
By Richard M on 6 April 2016
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Bought as a present
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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Book! 14 Jan. 2016
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This is an excellent book. Factual, thorough and well written. As one who knew some of the participants in the Katanga secession, I found Othen's retelling remarkably similar to some of the events as later described to me. Othen's narrative is rich in detail and his battle descriptions gripping reading.

However, the best of this book is the author's writing skills. He is an artist with words. He writes in a fluid manner and his descriptions of the "dramatis personae" are often irreverent and sarcastic, but always witty. I enjoyed this book and finished it in a few hours. I strongly recommend this book. I cannot wait to this author's next effort.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Extremely well written with a great mix of sources 27 Jun. 2016
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Extremely well written with a great mix of sources. Really paints a clear picture on a confusing situation. Just be prepared to get lost on slightly confusing tribal names.
4.0 out of 5 stars Must have. 10 Aug. 2016
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Great book ,properly built up ,expalining every little thing. Only complaint ,needed maps ,to give reader sense of what happened where.Also pictures corresponding to the chapters they were related to. but all in all .great.
3.0 out of 5 stars Entertaining 17 Aug. 2016
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Entertaining. Very well written with some historic elements of significant value. Typically with an anti-UN bias.
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