This volume is a complete chronicle of Portugal's war in Angola from 1961 to 1974, and of the demise of the Portuguese empire. It is a popular version of the author's doctoral thesis which dissects the events leading up to the armed insurrection of 1961 and the subsequent uprisings by the various national liberation movements, and proceeds to examine the nature of the war that was to end where yet another conflict was merely to begin. The book describes the period until 25 April 1974, and provides a background for the analysis and comprehension of subsequent and present events in Angola. The nature and development of the war, with all its tragic repercussions, is also a case study in revolutionary warfare. It was ultimately to become a war atrition that Portugal could never win, despite her gradual ascendancy on the battlefield. As Portugal lost control over the process of decolonization, Angola was to be left to the icy machinations of the Cold War that had come to the region with a vengeance. At a time when Angola is once again a dark stain on the African continent, embroiled in renewed bloody civil war, this book should provide insight into that long-ago conflict in which the fathers of the Angolan and Portuguese youth fought, and show the pointlessness of the present bout of fighting.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Waterman (William) Publications,South Africa
ISBN-13
9781874800514
eBay Product ID (ePID)
90498307
Product Key Features
Author
W. A. Van Der Waals
Publication Name
Portugal's War in Angola, 1961-74
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Subject
Government, History
Publication Year
1993
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
324 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
230mm
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
W. A. Van Der Waals
Country/Region of Manufacture
South Africa
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