Dragon Rouge : the rescue of hostages in the Congo
On the early afternoon of 5 August 1964, insurrectionists of the Popular Army of Liberation of self-commissioned "General" Nicolas Olenga, calling themselves Simbas, seized Stanleyville, the capital of Haut Congo Province, and the third largest city in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Present in Stanleyville and vicinity were 30 Americans. Five were American consulate employees. Also present were approximately 1,500 foreigners. For the next 111 days they were held and then a rescue operation was made. This is the story of that incident
Print Book, English, 1980
National Defense University, Research Directorate : For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O., Washington, DC, 1980