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Lexington Books Opération Crevette: Benin, Mercenaries, and the Survival of a New State

Name: Operation Crevette: Benin, Mercenaries, and the Survival of a New State
Brand: Lexington Books
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Freshly out from under French colonial rule in 1960, the West African nation of Dahomey (now Benin) became home to the largest number of coups d’état in history, earning the reputation of the “sick child of Africa.” Country politics eventually aligned with Marxist and socialist ideologies stimulating French opposition that resulted in mercenary intervention. Opération Crevette: Benin, Mercenaries, and the Survival of a New State brings together the voices of the involved mercenaries, political rulers, and local witnesses to reveal a struggle for power in the former French colony. Opération Crevette was a mercenary operation which was intended to remove Benin’s eleventh president from power in the 1970s. This book analyzes the political, social, and economic factors that led to this operation, as well as the foreign interference from nations like France and America. Les and Monique Sosnowski provide a unique perspective of international politics, exposing French instigated military intervention and the immense influence Western nations have played in shaping the Africa we know today.

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Brand: Lexington Books
Format: hardcover
ASIN: 1666911232
Category: Books > Subjects > History > Military History > Armed Forces > Mercenaries
Domain: Amazon UK
Release Date: 15 March 2024
Listed Since: 17 October 2023

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