Brown Waters of Africa : Portuguese Riverine Warfare 1961-1974
John. Cann
Bok Engelsk 2013 · Electronic books.
| Utgitt | Havertown : : Helion & Company, , 2013.
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (674 p.)
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - Cover; About the author; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of photographs; List of maps; List of tables; Preface; Acknowledgments; Maps; Chapter 1: A New Phase of the Cold War; Chapter 2: The Naval Dimension; Chapter 3: Breaking New Ground; Chapter 4: River that Swallows all Rivers; Chapter 5: A Grim, Torrid Stretch of Swamp and Jungle; Chapter 6: Beneath the Burning Tungue Sun; Chapter 7: Lands at the End of the Earth; Chapter 8: Operation Mar Verde, the Strike on Conakry; Chapter 9: Brown Water Legacy; Selected Bibliography; eBooks Published by Helion & Company. - During World War II, Portugal played its cards uncommonly well as a neutral and subsequently became a member of NATO. This membership resulted in a modernizing of its navy and its integration into the Atlantic Alliance. By 1960, when other colonial powers were abandoning their empires, Portugal made the decision to cling to its possessions, as they had been Portuguese for over 400 years. Without them Portugal saw itself as only a small European country, whereas with them, it would be a great nation. Portugal ultimately would fight a 13-year debilitating war against various nationalist movement
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| ISBN | 9781908916563
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