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Published by Paladin Pr, 2008
ISBN 10: 1581606397ISBN 13: 9781581606393
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Published by CORGI, 1987
ISBN 10: 0552128902ISBN 13: 9780552128902
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Published by Robert Hale Ltd, 1991
ISBN 10: 0709043759ISBN 13: 9780709043751
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Published by Bantam Books, 1979
ISBN 10: 0553127764ISBN 13: 9780553127768
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Published by Greenhill Books, London, 2022
ISBN 10: 1784388718ISBN 13: 9781784388713
Seller: Grand Eagle Retail, Wilmington, DE, U.S.A.
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. 'I make no apologies for being a mercenary soldier. Quite the reverse. I am proud to have led 5 Commando. I am proud to have fought shoulder to shoulder with the toughest and bravest band of men it has ever been my honour to command. I am proud that they stood when all else failed.' In July 1964, four years after gaining independence from Belgium, the Democratic Republic of the Congo came under threat from an armed rebellion that spread rapidly through the country. To suppress the rebels and bring the unrest and bloodshed in the country under control, Congolese officials enlisted the help of mercenary leader Mike Hoare. Working alongside military officials, Hoare assembled a band of several hundred men that became known as '5 Commando'. In Congo Mercenary, Hoare tells the story of the role that these men played in the rebellion, describing in gripping detail how this band of mercenaries were recruited, trained, and how they swept through the country. His team undertook four campaigns in just 18 months during which they fought rebels, liberated Stanleyville, freed European hostages and brought order back to the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Hoare's experiences in the Congo and his involvement in suppressing the Simba rebellion were hugely significant from a political and a military standpoint. His influence, however, did not stop there. This account of his time in the Congo was first published in 1967 and had a huge cultural impact, as well, contributing to the glorification of the mercenary lifestyle in magazines and pulp novels, and even inspiring the 1978 war film The Wild Geese starring Richard Burton and Roger Moore. AUTHOR: Michael 'Mad Mike' Hoare was born to Irish parents in Calcutta in 1919, but spent much of his youth in England. After leaving school, he began training as an accountant and joined the Territorial Army. At the outbreak of World War II, he enlisted in the London Irish Rifles before joining the Royal Armoured Corps as a 2nd lieutenant, eventually becoming a major. Following the war, he qualified as a chartered accountant and emigrated to South Africa. By the 1960s he yearned to be a solider again, which led him to the Congo. Hoare's military career came to an end in 1981 when he was jailed in a South African prison after unsuccessfully leading a Seychelles coup. Despite this failure, his status has remained unimpeachable, and he is widely considered as the world's best-known mercenary. Hoare is the author of six other historical memoirs. He died in in February 2020 at the age of 100. A classic work of non-fiction, first published in 1967. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
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Published by Bantam Press, 1986
ISBN 10: 0593011228ISBN 13: 9780593011225
Seller: WeBuyBooks, Rossendale, LANCS, United Kingdom
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Published by The Conrad Press, 2021
ISBN 10: 191356777XISBN 13: 9781913567774
Seller: Revaluation Books, Exeter, United Kingdom
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Published by Leo Cooper, London, 2009
Seller: bookroom, Livingston, TX, U.S.A.
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Condition: Fine. First edition first printing hardcover Fine in fine dust jacket with small remainder mark to bottom edge SIGNED BY HOARE ON THE TITLE PAGE.
Published by Paladin Pr, 2008
ISBN 10: 1581606419ISBN 13: 9781581606416
Seller: Friends of Pima County Public Library, Tucson, AZ, U.S.A.
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Published by Pearson Education, 2020
ISBN 10: 1292375191ISBN 13: 9781292375199
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Published by Corgi, UK, 1968
ISBN 10: 0552079359ISBN 13: 9780552079358
Seller: Maynard & Bradley, Leicester, United Kingdom
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Softcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1968. A lightly-used but well-presented copy, with a few external bumps around the corners and a lightly creased spine from prior handling and use, but internally clean throughout with no significant creases or wear. Why on Amazon do most sellers not describe their actual book? Buy with confidence and support a genuine Independent Bricks & Mortar Real Bookshop. We are Maynard & Bradley CAMBO & PBFA(now lapsed) members here in Leicester City Centre. Size: 115 x 185 mm. 319. Item Type: Book. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Military & Warfare; Britain/UK; 1960s; ISBN: 0552079359. ISBN/EAN: 9780552079358. Inventory No: 42620.
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Published by Paladin Press, 2008
ISBN 10: 1581606575ISBN 13: 9781581606577
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8vo Softcover. Condition: Near Fine. Reprint. 207p. White pages are unmarked. Wraps are glossy and pointed with minimal wear. Tightly bound with unbroken spine.
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Published by Lexington Books, 1989
ISBN 10: 0669207160ISBN 13: 9780669207163
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.95.
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Hd.back. 207 pages. Cond.small knock to edge of dust cover, Internally like new.
Published by Corgi, UK, 1987
Seller: Eaglestones, Oudtshoorn, South Africa
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Soft cover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. The Seychelles Affair. The legendary mercenary's dramatic account of the coup that failed. A tightly bound book. Page edges tanned. Covers creased. Reading copy only.
Published by Pearson, 2022
ISBN 10: 1292727489ISBN 13: 9781292727486
Seller: Reuseabook, Gloucester, GLOS, United Kingdom
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Published by Leo Cooper, 1989
ISBN 10: 0850522889ISBN 13: 9780850522884
Seller: Books & Bobs, Deeside, FLINT, United Kingdom
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Clean boards, with titles to spine, map endpapers, and an unclipped DW. A tight, bright and clean copy with no inscriptions and no foxing. 132pp. (17x23.5cm). Please contact us for any more information.
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Published by Paladin Press, 2008
ISBN 10: 1581606478ISBN 13: 9781581606478
Seller: ThriftBooks-Dallas, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Former library book; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.65.
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Published by Leo Cooper, London, 1989
Seller: Plane Tree Books, Taupo, New Zealand
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. 1st Edition. 133pp with b/w photos - red paper boards with beige cloth spine - previous owner's name to front endpaper - dustwrapper is lightly soiled - slight fading to upper edges of front cover - price-clipped - SCARCE.
Published by Robert Hale, 1991
ISBN 10: 090999482XISBN 13: 9780909994822
Seller: Elizabeth's Bookshops, Fremantle, WA, Australia
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Hardcover in Dustjacket. Condition: Very Good +. MILITARY GENERALAn account of the part that mercenaries played during the uprising in the Congo in 1964. Prime Minister Moise Tshombe called in white mercenary soldiers to support the Congolese National Army in suppressing the armed soldiers, or "Simbas". The author commanded a unit of these mercenaries.pp. 191 First Edition #010324Thomas Michael "Mad Mike" HoareÂ(17 March 1919 â " 2 February 2020) was a British military officer and mercenary who fought during theÂSimba rebellionÂand was involved in carrying out theÂ1981 Seychelles coup d'à tat attempt.Congo Crisis (1961â "65)Hoare commanded two separate mercenary groups during theÂCongo Crisis:KatangaHoare's first mercenary action was in 1961 inÂKatanga, aÂprovinceÂtrying to rebel from the newly independentÂRepublic of the Congo. His unit was named "4 Commando".[10] Hoare relished the macho camaraderie of war, telling one journalist "you can't win a war with choirboys".Simba rebellionIn 1964, Congolese Prime MinisterÂMoà se Tshombe, his employer in Katanga, hired Hoare to command a military unit named 5 Commando,ÂArmà e Nationale CongolaiseÂ5 CommandoÂ(later commanded by John Peters;[13]Ânot to be confused withÂNo.5 Commando, the British Second World War commando force) composed of about 300 men, most of whom were from South Africa. His second-in-command was a fellow ex-British Army officer, Commandant Alistair Wicks. The unit's mission was to fight a revolt known as theÂSimba rebellion.[14]ÂTshombe distrusted GeneralÂJoseph-Dà sirà Mobutu, the commander of theÂArmà e Nationale CongolaiseÂwho had already commanded two coups, and preferred to keep the Congolese Army weak even during the Simba rebellion.[15]ÂHence, Tshombe used mercenaries who had already fought for him in Katanga to provide a professional military force.To recruit his force, Hoare placed newspaper advertisements in Johannesburg and Salisbury (modern Harare, Zimbabwe) for physically fit white men capable of marching 20 miles per day who were fond of combat and were "tremendous romantics" to join 5 Commando.[5]ÂThe moniker Mad Mike which was given to him by the British press suggested a "wildman" type of commander, but in fact Hoare was very strict and insisted the men of 5 Commando always be clean-shaven, keep their hair cut short, never swear and attend church services every Sunday.[5]ÂThe men of 5 Commando were entirely white and consisted of a "ragbag of misfits" upon whom he imposed stern discipline.[5]Â5 Commando was a mixture of South Africans, Rhodesians, British, Belgians, Irish and Germans, the last of whom were mostly Second World War veterans who had arrived in the Congo wearing Iron Crosses.[5]ÂRacist views towards blacks were very common in 5 Commando, but in press interviews, Hoare denied allegations of atrocities against the Congolese.[5]Later Hoare and his mercenaries worked in concert with BelgianÂparatroopers,ÂCuban exileÂpilots, and CIA-hired mercenaries who attempted to save 1,600 civilians (mostly Europeans andÂmissionaries) in Stanleyville (modernÂKisangani, Congo) from the Simba rebels inÂOperation Dragon Rouge. This operation saved many lives.[19]ÂHoare and the 5 Commando are estimated to have saved the lives of 2,000 Europeans taken hostage by the Simbas, which made him famous around the world.[5]ÂMany of the hostages had been so badly treated as to barely resemble humans, which added to the fame of Hoare, who was presented in the Western press as a hero.[5]ÂHe wrote about Stanleyville as occupied by the Simbas: "The mayor of Stanleyville, Sylvere Bondekwe, a greatly respected and powerful man, was forced to stand naked before a frenzied crowd of Simbas while one of them cut out his liver."[20]ÂAbout Operation Dragon Rouge, he wrote: "Taking Stanleyville was the greatest achievement of the Wild Geese. There is only so much 300 men can do, but here we were, part of a very big push and clearing the rebels out of Stan was a major victory for our side."[20]ÂHoare did not stop his men from sacking Stanleyville as the 5 Commando blew open the vaults of every bank and confiscated the alcohol in every tavern in the city.[5]The exploits of Hoare and 5 Commando in the Congo were much celebrated for decades afterward and helped contribute significantly to the glorification of the mercenary lifestyle by magazines such asÂSoldier of FortuneÂtogether with many pulp novels that featured heroes clearly modeled after Hoare. The popular image of mercenaries fighting in Africa from the 1960s to the present is that of a macho adventurers defiantly living life on their own terms together with much drinking and womanizing mixed with perilous adventures. Elizabeth's Bookshops have been one of Australia's premier independent book dealers since 1973. 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Published by Pearson, 2022
ISBN 10: 1292459263ISBN 13: 9781292459264
Seller: Monster Bookshop, Fleckney, United Kingdom
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Published by Partners in Publishing, 2007
Seller: Chapter 1, Johannesburg, GAU, South Africa
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Paperback. Condition: As New. First Edition. Publication of 96 pages. The wraps are in a very good condition and appear as new. Internally clean and tightly bound. The binding is excellent. GK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
Published by LEO COOPER, OCTOPUS PUBLISHING GROUP , LONDON SW3., 1989
Seller: Highstreet Books ABA ILAB, Honiton, United Kingdom
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. A Congo Mercenary's Personal Memoir. 8vo. Pp, [10] 132 , [2], 12 pages of photographs . Original red and fawn , boards with title in black on spine, Map on front and rear paste down end papers . Also map of the Province of Katanga 1961. on title page .Dust Jacket unclipped and unmarked , front has photographs and title in red lettering. This is a real life adventure story of 4 Commando a team of Mercenary Soldiers , told by their leader Legendary Colonel Mike Hoare.
Published by Robert_Hale, 1978
ISBN 10: 0709100965ISBN 13: 9780709100966
Seller: ThriftBooksVintage, Tukwila, WA, U.S.A.
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Published by Bantam, 1986
ISBN 10: 0593011228ISBN 13: 9780593011225
Seller: Chapter 1, Johannesburg, GAU, South Africa
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. The dust jacket is rubbed and marked. Tightly bound and presented beautifully in cellophane. The text within the book is clear. The binding is excellent. 06-10-2020. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
Published by Bantam Press, 1986
ISBN 10: 0593011228ISBN 13: 9780593011225
Seller: Chapter 1, Johannesburg, GAU, South Africa
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Published by Bantam Press, 1986
Seller: Chapter 1, Johannesburg, GAU, South Africa
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. The dust jacket is lightly rubbed and edge worn. The boards are slightly edge worn. Internally the pages are neat, legible and securely bound. ak. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
Published by Robert Hale London 1991, 1991
Seller: Andrew Barnes Books / Military Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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1st ed. thus stiff wrappers Very Nice Copy octavo 318pp., b/w plates, maps, appends., index, 'Mad' Mike Hoare led a team of mercenaries in the Congo in 1964 to protect Western Copper interests. He turned 100 on St. Patrick's day (2019) & remains unpunished. Nice copy of the first paperback edition. Scarce.
Published by Robert Hale., London., 1991
ISBN 10: 0709043694ISBN 13: 9780709043690
Seller: EmJay Books, Bradford., United Kingdom
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 191pp, maps. Mercenaries in the Congo in 1964. Clean and tight in good wrapper. 550g.
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First U.k. Edition. Hardback. No Dust Jacket. 8vo. pp 318. No jacket. Original publisher's green cloth, lettered silver at the spine. Illustrated throughout, including seven maps. Interesting news cutting inserted from 1967 (The Times) an article by Major Mike Hoare 'Mercenaries must keep out of Nigeria's conflict.' From the library of the playwright JFrom the library of the playwright John Osborne (1929 - 1994) with a posthumous book label reading 'From The Library of the Hurst. The John Osborne Arvon Centre Shropshire.' The Hurst was his final residence - a large country house, now a cultural centre owned by the Arvon foundation, from whom this book was obtained. (1929 - 1994) with a posthumous book label reading 'From The Library of the Hurst. The John Osborne Arvon Centre Shropshire.' The Hurst was his final residence - a large country house, now a cultural centre owned by the Arvon foundation, from whom this book was obtained. One marginal lining and some notes at rear, seemingly not relevant to Mike Hoare's book-- aminly a list of books and some names. About 100 words in slightly hard to read black pentel. Very good.Spine slightly faded.