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Edité par Helion & Company, Limited, 2015
ISBN 10 : 1909982067ISBN 13 : 9781909982062
Vendeur : Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, Etats-Unis
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Etat : Very Good. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.
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Edité par Helion and Company, 2017
ISBN 10 : 191151248XISBN 13 : 9781911512486
Vendeur : Books From California, Simi Valley, CA, Etats-Unis
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Paperback. Etat : Fine.
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Edité par Helion and Company, 2014
ISBN 10 : 1909384631ISBN 13 : 9781909384637
Vendeur : GreatBookPrices, Columbia, MD, Etats-Unis
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Etat : As New. Unread book in perfect condition.
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Edité par Helion and Company, 2017
ISBN 10 : 191151248XISBN 13 : 9781911512486
Vendeur : Black Sheep Books, Jacksonville, FL, Etats-Unis
Membre d'association : FABA
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Soft cover. Etat : New. 1st Edition. "Portuguese paratroopers or ?paras? began as a stepchild of the army and found a home in the Portuguese Air Force in 1955. Initially, the post-World War Two Portuguese Army seemed to have had mixed emotions about the need for elite, special-purpose forces that operated in small units with the attendant flexibility and elevated lethality. Shock troops have been traditionally controversial, and even the vaunted military theorist Baron Karl von Clausewitz saw little point in them. The history of the paras in the Portuguese Army is illustrative of this ambivalent view. Nevertheless, in a ?war of the weak? in which insurgents avoid government strengths and exploit its vulnerabilities using agility, deception, and imagination, such small, crack government units are particularly well suited to counterinsurgency operations. This appreciation emerged with the threat of a new kind of war in Portuguese Africa, an insurgency, and the new and visionary Air Force well understood the potential of paras when combined with the mobility of the helicopter. The Air Force saw an urgent need for troops who could fight an unconventional war, who could not only defeat an enemy but separate him from the population in which he sought concealment and support and on which he depended for funding, recruits, and intelligence. These were specialised warfighters who in one minute were physically destroying an insidious enemy and in the next administering aid and support and protecting a vulnerable population. These were just the troops that Portugal would require for military success in its approaching battle fought between 1961 and 1974 to retain its African possessions, and this vision would be realized on the African battlefield with devastating consequences. This book tells the paras? story as researched from Portuguese sources. It details how they were formed and trained and how they developed their imaginative, effective, and feared tactics and applied them in operations to protect the population from insurgent predations and destroy a vicious enemy.".
Edité par Helion and Company, 2016
ISBN 10 : 1910777641ISBN 13 : 9781910777640
Vendeur : Black Sheep Books, Jacksonville, FL, Etats-Unis
Membre d'association : FABA
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Soft cover. Etat : As New. Like New.
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Edité par Helion and Company, 2017
ISBN 10 : 191109632XISBN 13 : 9781911096320
Vendeur : Black Sheep Books, Jacksonville, FL, Etats-Unis
Membre d'association : FABA
Livre Edition originale
Soft cover. Etat : As New. 1st Edition.
Edité par Helion and Company, 2014
ISBN 10 : 1909384631ISBN 13 : 9781909384637
Vendeur : Black Sheep Books, Jacksonville, FL, Etats-Unis
Membre d'association : FABA
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Soft cover. Etat : New. 1st Edition. "In 1961, Portugal found itself fighting a war to retain its colonial possessions and preserve the remnants of its empire. It was almost completely unprepared to do so, and this was particularly evident in its ability to project power and to control the vast colonial spaces in Africa. Following the uprisings of March of 1961 in the north of Angola, Portugal poured troops into the colony as fast as its creaking logistic system would allow; however, these new arrivals were not competent and did not possess the skills needed to fight a counterinsurgency. While counterinsurgency by its nature requires substantial numbers of light infantry, the force must be trained in the craft of fighting a ?small war? to be effective. The majority of the arriving troops had no such indoctrination and had been readied at an accelerated pace. Even their uniforms were hastily crafted and not ideally suited to fighting in the bush. In reoccupying the north and addressing the enemy threat, Portugal quickly realized that its most effective forces were those with special qualifications and advanced training. Unfortunately, there were only very small numbers of such elite forces. The maturing experiences of Portuguese and their consequent adjustments to fight a counterinsurgency led to development of specialized, tailored units to close the gaps in skills and knowledge between the insurgents and their forces. The most remarkable such force was the flechas, indigenous Bushmen who lived in eastern Angola with the capacity to live and fight in its difficult terrain aptly named ?Lands at the End of the Earth?. Founded in 1966, they were active until the end of the war in 1974, and were so successful in their methods that the flecha template was copied in the other theaters of Guiné and Mozambique and later in the South African Border War. The flechas were a force unique to the conflicts of southern Africa. A flecha could smell the enemy and his weapons and read the bush in ways that no others could do. He would sleep with one ear to the ground and the other to the atmosphere and would be awakened by an enemy walking a mile away. He could conceal himself in a minimum of cover and find food and water in impossible places. In short, he was vastly superior to the enemy in the environment of eastern Angola, and at the height of the campaign there (1966?1974) this small force accounted for 60 per cent of all enemy kills. This book is the story of how they came to be formed and organized, their initial teething difficulties, and their unqualified successes.".
Edité par Helion, 2012
ISBN 10 : 1907677739ISBN 13 : 9781907677731
Vendeur : Irish Booksellers, Portland, ME, Etats-Unis
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Etat : Good. SHIPS FROM USA. Used books have different signs of use and do not include supplemental materials such as CDs, Dvds, Access Codes, charts or any other extra material. All used books might have various degrees of writing, highliting and wear and tear and possibly be an ex-library with the usual stickers and stamps. Dust Jackets are not guaranteed and when still present, they will have various degrees of tear and damage. All images are Stock Photos, not of the actual item. book.
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Edité par Helion and Company, 2017
ISBN 10 : 191109632XISBN 13 : 9781911096320
Vendeur : Monster Bookshop, Fleckney, Royaume-Uni
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paperback. Etat : New. BRAND NEW ** SUPER FAST SHIPPING FROM UK WAREHOUSE ** 30 DAY MONEY BACK GUARANTEE.
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Edité par Helion and Company, 2013
ISBN 10 : 1908916567ISBN 13 : 9781908916563
Vendeur : Black Sheep Books, Jacksonville, FL, Etats-Unis
Membre d'association : FABA
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Soft cover. Etat : As New. During World War II, Portugal played its cards uncommonly well as a neutral and subsequently became a member of NATO. This membership resulted in a modernizing of its navy and its integration into the Atlantic Alliance. By 1960, when other colonial powers were abandoning their empires, Portugal made the decision to cling to its possessions, as they had been Portuguese for over 400 years. Without them Portugal saw itself as only a small European country, whereas with them, it would be a great nation. Portugal ultimately would fight a 13-year debilitating war against various nationalist movements in Africa to retain its possessions. By the mid-1950s, it became apparent to the Portuguese Navy that it would fight in Africa, and it began to make preparations. Ultimately, it would perform a near wholesale conversion from the blue water or oceanic navy that supported NATO to a brown water or riverine one to fight in Africa. This is the story of that conversion and the great "battle of the rivers" in Africa.
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Edité par Helion and Company, 2019
ISBN 10 : 1912866285ISBN 13 : 9781912866281
Vendeur : GF Books, Inc., Hawthorne, CA, Etats-Unis
Livre
Etat : New. Book is in NEW condition.
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Edité par Helion & Company, Solihull, 2016
ISBN 10 : 1910777641ISBN 13 : 9781910777640
Vendeur : Versandantiquariat Rainer Kocherscheidt, Velbert, Allemagne
Membre d'association : GIAQ
Livre Edition originale
Kartoniert. Etat : Gut. Erste Auflage. Africa @ War Series # 25; 64 S.; mit zahlr. SW-ftos Size: 23,7 cm.
Edité par Marine Corps University, Quantico, 1998
Vendeur : Basler Afrika Bibliographien, Basel, Suisse
Livre
Softcover. Etat : Sehr gut.
Edité par Hailer Publishing, St. Petersburg, 2007
ISBN 10 : 0979850002ISBN 13 : 9780979850004
Vendeur : G & S Books, Gillingham, KENT, Royaume-Uni
Livre Edition originale
Paperback. Etat : Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. 248 pages. Contains black & white illustrations. Seller Ref: M18359.
Vendeur : Livraria Castro e Silva, Lisboa, Portugal
Soft Cover. Etat : Good. O Modo Português de Fazer a Guerra, 1961-1974. 1.ª Edição. Edições Atena. 1998. De 23,5x15,5 cm. Com 265 págs. Brochado. Ilustrado com mapas. Language: Português / Portuguese Location/localizacao: I-148-D-24.
Edité par Bloomsbury, 1997
ISBN 10 : 0313301891ISBN 13 : 9780313301896
Vendeur : Books of the Smoky Mountains, Del Rio, TN, Etats-Unis
Livre
Etat : very good. Gently used book with ongoing seller support until you're fully satisfied with your purchase.
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Edité par Helion & Company Ltd., 2015
ISBN 10 : 1909982571ISBN 13 : 9781909982574
Vendeur : Paul Meekins Military & History Books, Stratford upon Avon, Royaume-Uni
Livre
Hardcover. Etat : New. New hardback copies at a reduced price; published £69.99. Reprint. ; Portugal's conversion from the blue water or oceanic navy that supported NATO to a brown water or riverine one to fight in Africa. This is the story of that conversion and the great 'battle of the rivers' in Africa. Maps & illustrations. ; 274 pages.
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Edité par Praeger, 1997, 1997
Vendeur : Holybourne Rare Books ABA ILAB, Alton, Royaume-Uni
ISBN10: 0313301891ISBN13: 9780313301896 Second printing 1997. ,Original publisher's blue clothbound hardback, silver titles. No dust jacket. 216pp., Showing minor rubbing and wear, few small marks, some uniform sunning to the spine, internally clean, bright and tight with no ink marks or writing. Excellent reference example. 13671. Military.
Vendeur : Livraria Castro e Silva, Lisboa, Portugal
Soft Cover. Etat : Good. O poder aéreo português na contrassubversão de 1961 a 1974. Tradução de J. Teixeira de Aguilar. Comissão Histórico-Cultural da Força Aérea. Lisboa. 2017. De 24x17 cm. Com 623 págs. Brochado. Ilustrado no texto com fotografias e mapas a preto e branco. Tem junto marcador de páginas do editor. Language: Português / Portuguese Location/localizacao: I-133-E-33.
Edité par Greenwood Press, Westport, Connecticut / London, 1997
Vendeur : RON RAMSWICK BOOKS, IOBA, CARLSBAD, CA, Etats-Unis
Membre d'association : IOBA
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Hard Cover. Etat : Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Fine. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR: "For Lieutenant Colonel ---With best wishes and in appreciation of his interest in counter-insurgency, and in the hope that our paths will cross often. John P. Cann. 13 February 2002." Fine in a fine dust jacket. Signed.
Tapa Blanda. Etat : Bien. FOTOS: No dude en pedir mas imagenes. Es de segunda mano, como se ve en la foto, puede preguntar mas detalle del ejemplar.
Edité par Hailer Publishing, 2005
ISBN 10 : 0976738090ISBN 13 : 9780976738091
Vendeur : dsmbooks, Liverpool, Royaume-Uni
Livre
Paperback. Etat : New. New. book.