Mercenary commander
Jerry Puren (Author), Brian Pottinger (Author)
On the 30 June 1960 the Congo became independent. Within five days the country had split into four squabbling parts. Tied with blood and history to the troubled country were the mercenaries, drawn from Britain, Rhodesia, France, Belgium and South Africa. They were le affreux -- the frightful ones. This is their story and the story of those troubled and bloody times. It also tells of one of the most audacious and yet badly planned mercenary exploits in history; the abortive coup attempt in the Seychelles in 1981 that nearly claimed the life of Colonel Jerry Puren
Print Book, English, 1986
Galago, Alberton, RSA, 1986