Battle for Angola: The End of the Cold War in Africa C 1975-89

Following the publication of Al Venter's successful 'Portugal's Guerrilla Wars in Africa', Venter now delves still further into the troubled history of this former Portuguese African colony.

For the sake of continuity, the author has included several chapters on that colonial struggle in this work, with the main thrust on events before and after - including the civil war that followed Lisbon's over-hasty departure back to the metrpole, as well as the role of South African mercenaries in defeating the rebel leader Dr Jonas Savimbi (considered by some as the most accomplished guerrilla leader to emerge in Africa in the past century).

He is helped by several notable authorities, including the French historian Dr René Pélissier and the American academic and former naval aviator Dr John (Jack) Cann.