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The Seychelles Affair

- A Mercenary's Account of a Failed Coup
Af: Mike Hoare Engelsk Paperback

The Seychelles Affair

- A Mercenary's Account of a Failed Coup
Af: Mike Hoare Engelsk Paperback
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The remarkable story of the Seychelles Affair began in 1978 when representatives of the exiled Seychelles president approached legendary mercenary commander Mike Hoare – who had successfully quelled the uprisings in the Congo in the early 1960s – to help overthrow the Marxist regime then in power. The coup was to take place in 1981, with Hoare’s band of men disguised as a rugby club on board a flight to the Seychelles – AK-47s hidden in the bottom of their luggage. What happened when they arrived has gone down as one of the most astonishing events in the history of mercenary warfare. Hoare's eyewitness account of his escapades reads like a thriller, detailing the backroom scheming, the tense action at the airport on Mahé, the forced landing of the Air India Boeing and the subsequent escape of Hoare's band of mercenaries. The book also details their eventual capture and time spent in the South African prison, and their prosecution by those who had helped them prepare for the coup. This updated edition of this classic work is essential reading for anyone interested in mercenary warfare and military history.
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The remarkable story of the Seychelles Affair began in 1978 when representatives of the exiled Seychelles president approached legendary mercenary commander Mike Hoare – who had successfully quelled the uprisings in the Congo in the early 1960s – to help overthrow the Marxist regime then in power. The coup was to take place in 1981, with Hoare’s band of men disguised as a rugby club on board a flight to the Seychelles – AK-47s hidden in the bottom of their luggage. What happened when they arrived has gone down as one of the most astonishing events in the history of mercenary warfare. Hoare's eyewitness account of his escapades reads like a thriller, detailing the backroom scheming, the tense action at the airport on Mahé, the forced landing of the Air India Boeing and the subsequent escape of Hoare's band of mercenaries. The book also details their eventual capture and time spent in the South African prison, and their prosecution by those who had helped them prepare for the coup. This updated edition of this classic work is essential reading for anyone interested in mercenary warfare and military history.
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Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 232
ISBN-13: 9781805000914
Indbinding: Paperback
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ISBN-10: 1805000918
Kategori: Militærhistorie
Udg. Dato: 21 jan 2025
Længde: 19mm
Bredde: 235mm
Højde: 157mm
Forlag: Greenhill Books
Oplagsdato: 21 jan 2025
Forfatter(e): Mike Hoare
Forfatter(e) Mike Hoare

Kategori Militærhistorie

ISBN-13 9781805000914

Sprog Engelsk

Indbinding Paperback

Sider 232

Udgave

Længde 19mm

Bredde 235mm

Højde 157mm

Udg. Dato 21 jan 2025

Oplagsdato 21 jan 2025

Forlag Greenhill Books

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