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Published by Leo Cooper, 2009
ISBN 10: 0850522889ISBN 13: 9780850522884
Seller: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, United Kingdom
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Hardback. Condition: Good. The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine.
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Published by Paladin Pr, 2008
ISBN 10: 1581606397ISBN 13: 9781581606393
Seller: SecondSale, Montgomery, IL, U.S.A.
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Condition: Good. Item in good condition. Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc.
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Published by The Crowood Press, 1967
ISBN 10: 0709043759ISBN 13: 9780709043751
Seller: Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, U.S.A.
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Condition: Very Good. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.
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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 Paladin Pr, 2008
ISBN 10: 1581606419ISBN 13: 9781581606416
Seller: HPB-Red, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
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paperback. Condition: Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used textbooks may not include companion materials such as access codes, etc. May have some wear or writing/highlighting. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!.
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Published by Robert_Hale, 1978
ISBN 10: 0709100965ISBN 13: 9780709100966
Seller: ThriftBooksVintage, Tukwila, WA, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Dust jacket in good condition. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Foxing on the edges. Text and pictures are clear of markings and notations. Binding is intact. Secure packaging for safe delivery. 3.
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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 Lexington Books, 1989
ISBN 10: 0669207160ISBN 13: 9780669207163
Seller: The Book Junction, Shippensburg, PA, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: VG-. Dust Jacket Condition: VG-. DJ: some rubbing & edgewear; small creases at edges; yellowing & duststaining; partial label on flap. Book: some rubbing & edgewear; couple scuffs; yellowing & duststaining; otherwise overall clean & tight. 132 pages.
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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.
Published by Robert Hale, London, UK, 1967
Seller: James Hulme Books, Stourbridge, United Kingdom
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Well bound in clean green cloth with silver titling to spine. Text pages and illustrations are all clean with no markings, although there is a previous owner name to a blank ep. D/J is unclipped with a small closed tear to rear panel and a couple of small chips. Dispatched same or next working day in protective packaging.
Published by Robert Hale Limited, London, 1967
Seller: edward syndercombe, Pretoria, GAUTE, South Africa
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1967 hardcover with dustjacket. The book is in very good condition. clean, square and tight. prev owners name on ffep. (one of the mercenaries, from Force Leopard.) The dust jacket is also clean and bright, chipped and bumped to extremities, with tape to top of dj. see photos. postage covers Fedex delivery.
Published by Robert Hale London 1982, 1982
Seller: Andrew Barnes Books / Military Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
reprint dust jacket Nice Copy octavo 318pp., b/w pls., 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 in like dust jacket. Scarce.