This study is a historical analysis of the 1978 Shaba Province
Invasion in Zaire that culminated in three independent rescue
missions to save expatriate mine workers from being killed as
hostages. The study encompasses earlier crises in the country,
tracing the origins and history of the Katangan Gendarmerie from
its creation in 1960 to the invasion of 1978. For the first time,
this study includes the entire Western response to the invasion:
the initial airborne operation by the Zairian Army; the airborne
assault by the French Foreign Legion's 2nd Parachute Regiment; and
the air assault landing by the Belgian Paracommando Regiment. In
doing so, it addresses the abortive Zairian airborne operation that
set off the massacre of expatriate mine workers and forced a
European reaction to the murders. Next the thesis examines the
French response to the crisis through the use of primary source
materials such as the operations orders, daily journals, and after
action reports. The study then addresses the Belgian response to
the crisis through the Belgian Army's official publications, the
Belgian news media, and personal documents of the then Regimental
operations officer. Overall, the thesis uses United States
Department of State message traffic to document the actions taken
during the invasion.
General
| Imprint: |
Biblioscholar
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| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
September 2012 |
| First published: |
September 2012 |
| Authors: |
Thomas P Odom
|
| Dimensions: |
246 x 189 x 10mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
| Pages: |
188 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-249-37357-5 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
Education >
General
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| LSN: |
1-249-37357-3 |
| Barcode: |
9781249373575 |
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