Katanga 1960-63: Mercenaries, Spies and the African Nation that Waged War on the World by Christopher Othen

Katanga 1960-63: Mercenaries, Spies and the African Nation that Waged War on the World

Christopher Othen

256 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

nonfiction history informative reflective fast-paced
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The first full account of an African secession that introduced the modern mercenary—and killed the head of the United NationsIn King Leopold II’s infamous Congo "Free" State at the turn of the century, severed hands became a form of currency. But ...

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