Orphan of the Cold War

Orphan of the Cold War

M. Anstee

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Editorial:
Springer Nature B.V.
Año de edición:
1996
Materia
Literatura: historia y crítica
ISBN:
9780333664469
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List of Illustrations - Foreword - Preface - Acknowledgements - List of Abbreviations - Dramatis Personae - PART 1: THE CONTEXT: PERSONAL, NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL - A Late-Night Telephone Call - The Background - First Mission to Angola - A ’Small and Manageable’ Operation ... or making Bricks without Straw - PART 2: THE MILITARY AND SECURITY SITUATION: FEBRUARY TO SEPTEMBER 1992 - The Military Conundrum - The Formation of the New Angolan Armed Forces - The Police Imbroglio - Alarms and Excursions - PART 3: THE PREPARATION AND ORGANIZATION OF THE ELECTIONS MARCH TO SEPTEMBER 1992 - The Prelude: March to May 1992 - The Registration of Voters and the Electoral Campaign - Politics, Pride and Personalities - PART 4: DAY TO DAY LIVING - Life in Luanda - Vignettes from the Field - PART 5: THE ELECTIONS AND THEIR AFTERMATH - The Moment of Truth - The Aftermath - The Debacle - PART 6: OVER THE BRINK - The Bloodbath - The Slide into the Abyss - Cry Havoc - PART 7: CONFLAGRATION AND MEDIATION - ... And Let Slip the Dogs of War - Peace Talks in Ethiopia - From Addis Ababa to Abidjan - The Abidjan Marathon - PART 8: MY FAREWELL TO ARMS - Going the Last Mile ... and the End of the Road - Lessons of the Forgotten Tragedy of Angola - Epilogue

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