The New Mercenaries: The History of the Hired Soldier from the Congo to the Seychelles
by Anthony Mockler
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Author: Anthony MocklerEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1987-05
ISBN: 0913729728
Number of pages: 374
Publisher: Paragon House Publishers
Book Reviews of The New Mercenaries: The History of the Hired Soldier from the Congo to the Seychelles
Book Review: Ho-Hum Rehash of the Mercenary Heyday
Summary: 3 Stars
Anthony Meckler's "The New Mercenaries" covers the violent post-colonial period in Africa from about 1960 to 1981. Included are summaries of mercenary actions in Mozambique, Angola, the Congo, and elsewhere in that troubled continent. Names of noteworthy soldiers of fortune who appear in the book are "Mad Mike" Hoare, "Black Jack" Shramme, Bob Denard and others. Oddly, very little is mentioned about counter-terror campaigns in Rhodesia following the Unilateral Declaration of Independence (UDI). Perhaps this is because Rhodesia was a legitimate government, as opposed the the main thrust of Meckler's viewpoint - that the mercenaries in Africa were a law unto themselves, which was in some cases very true.Although the work is scholarly (Meckler is after all an academician), and is the result of so-so research (by reading newspaper clippings, it often appears), the book reads like what it is - a boring compilation of stale facts and anecdotes, and is further compromised be being liberally sprinkled with the author's pointless remarks and opinions. Perhaps this was an attempt to liven up a real snoozer.
Although the book would be helpful to someone researching African politics, military history researchers won't find much of use in "The New Mercenaries".
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