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Executive outcomes is the model on which all Private military companies (PMCs) operating in Iraq and Afghanistan are based. Founded by author Eeben Barlow in the early 1990s he originally offered courses in intelligence to South Africa's special forces and security work to De Beers' diamond mining industry. This was greatly expanded in 1993 when an oil company offered EO a contract to provide security for its staff while they recovered valuable drilling equipment stranded at the Angolan oil port of Soyo - after its capture by UNITA rebels. Barlow recruited ex-members of South Africa's elite military units for the job. EO was contracted for a month, but this ended up being extended and EO spearheading an Angolan Army assault on Soyo and its capture from UNITA. This highly successful operation led to a contract to retrain the Angolan Army. Both UNITA and MPLA had taken part in UN supervised elections in 1992, but UNITA had rejected the results after losing and it had returned to civil war. During a hard-fought campaign, retrained Angolan Army units led by EO captured Cafunfu - the diamond producing area that funded UNITA's war effort.Eventually, international pressure spearheaded by
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- EditoreGalago Publishing Pty Ltd
- Data di pubblicazione2008
- ISBN 10 1919854193
- ISBN 13 9781919854199
- RilegaturaCopertina flessibile
- LinguaInglese
- Numero di pagine552
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Executive Outcomes: Against All Odds
Da: SPHINX LIBRARY, CHONBURI, Thailandia
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Soft cover. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. 2nd Edition. Soft cover with white titling on the spine. 552 pages, maps, diagrams and 94 photographic illustrations in two colour plate sections. 17 x 24 cm, six maps. Cover in good condition, book in good condition with some age related tanning of inner flyleaves and book edges. Otherwise no markings. Executive Outcomes is the model on which all Private Military Companies (PMCs) operating in Iraq and Afghanistan are based. Founded by author Ecben Barlow in the early 1990s he originally offered courses in intelligence to South Africa s Special Forces and security work to De Beers diamond mining industry. This was greatly expanded in 1993 when an oil company offered EO a contract to provide security tor its staff while they recovered valuable drilling equipment stranded at the Angolan oil port of Soyoafter its capture by UNITA rebels. Barlow recruited ex-members of South Africa s elite military units for the job. EO was contracted for a month, but this ended up being extended and EO spearheading an Angolan Army assault on Soyo and its capture from UNITA. This highly successful operation led to a contract to retrain the Angolan Army. Both UNITA and MPLA had taken part in UN supervised elections in 1992, but UNITA had rejected the results after losing and it had returned to civil war. During a hard-fought campaign, retrained Angolan Army units led by EO captured Cafunfu the diamond producing area that fimded UNITA S war effort. Eventually, international pressure spearheaded by the UN and the blood diamond lobby, forced EO s withdrawal from Angola which quickly sank back into chaos. The UN s efforts to restore the situation achieved by EO for US$35 milion, cost the world body many billions of dollars EO s next contract was in May 1995 when 200 men were despatched to Sierra Leone where RUF rebels, chopping off people s limbs and engaging in cannibalism, were marching on Freetown. EO smashed the rebels and this led to free and fair elections with a new government being elected. Pressures were again exerted which resulted in EO s withdrawal. In the place of its 200 troops the UN deployed 18 000 soldiers at a cost of US$1 billion per year. The rebels regrouped, frequently taking UN troops as hostages, and the country again sank back into an orgy of cannibalism and limb chopping. There is much, much more to the Executive Outcomes story and Eeben Barlow tells it the way it was in this no-punches-pulled account. Codice articolo 001164
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Executive Outcomes: Against All Odds
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Galago Books, 2007
ISBN 10: 1919854193
ISBN 13: 9781919854199
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Softcover. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. The wraps are shelf worn with creasing along the edges and one large crease on the back wrap. The binding is secure. Browning along the edges of the pages, not affecting text. There are no ink inscriptions or annotations. Extra postage required unless posted within South Africa. r*26/03/2025 JHK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Codice articolo bfjv
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Executive Outcomes: Against All Odds
Editore:
Galago Publishing Pty Ltd, 2007
ISBN 10: 1919854193
ISBN 13: 9781919854199
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Softcover. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. The wraps are shelf rubbed with light creasing along the edges. Light mark on the page block The binding is secure. The pages are browned, this is due to age. No text is affected. There are no ink inscriptions or annotations. Thick. r*14/01/2025 JHK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Codice articolo 6qmom
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Executive Outcomes: Against All Odds
Editore:
Galago Publishing Pty Ltd, 2008
ISBN 10: 1919854193
ISBN 13: 9781919854199
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paperback. Condizione: Used; Good. Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. This book is in good condition but will show signs of previous ownership. Please expect some creasing to the spine and/or minor damage to the cover. Aged book. Tanned pages and age spots, however, this will not interfere with reading. Codice articolo CHL10327056
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Condizione: Good. Good+; Softcover; Covers are still glossy with two reading-creases along the spine and a few light handling-marks; Moderate foxing to the top textblock edge while the right and bottom textblock edges are unblemished; Very light foxing to the endpapers, otherwise the endpapers and all text pages are clean and unmarked; The binding is excellent with a straight spine; This book will be shipped in a sturdy cardboard box with foam padding; Medium Format (8.5" - 9.75" tall); 1.9 lbs; Cover illustration of soldiers with title in red lettering; 2007, Galago Publishing; 552 pages; "Executive Outcomes: Against All Odds," by Eeben Barlow. Codice articolo SKU-0446AF02904224
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Executive Outcomes: Against All Odds
Da: Salish Sea Books, Bellingham, WA, U.S.A.
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Condizione: Good. Good; Softcover; Moderate wear to the covers; Gift inscription written inside front cover; Unblemished textblock edges; The endpapers and all text pages are clean and unmarked; Good binding; This book will be shipped in a sturdy cardboard box with foam padding; Medium Format (8.5" - 9.75" tall); 1.9 lbs; Cover illustration of soldiers with title in red lettering; 2007, Galago Publishing; 552 pages; "Executive Outcomes: Against All Odds," by Eeben Barlow. Codice articolo SKU-0154AF07011283
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Executive Outcomes: Against All Odds
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Galago Publishing Pty Ltd, 2007
ISBN 10: 1919854193
ISBN 13: 9781919854199
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paperback. Condizione: Good. Good. book. Codice articolo D8S0-3-M-1919854193-3
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