title: Congo Unravelled: Military Operations from Independence to the Mercenary Revolt 196068 (Africa@War)
author: Andrew Hudson
description: "Africa@War is a ground-breaking series concept, studying Africas conflicts and military players in an informative and entertaining manner, examining some of the lesser-known campaigns and shedding new light on some of the better-known operations ... Both titles are great models of what the combination of authors and publishers can produce by way of useable case studies for the market place in a concise illustrated format. They are recommended as professional military education references." (<i>Charles D. Melson, Chief Historian, U.S. Marine Corps</i>)<br /><br />"Each of the books in this series is a well-documented and researched synopsis of the events that they are focused upon. They layouts and presentation are logical and of a very high quality ... As an introduction to this field of operation, this series is outstanding. A definite asset for those wishing to improve their knowledge and understanding of the development of successful, multi-faceted doctrine in the fight against insurgent/assymetric war." (<i>Major Chris Buckham, Royal Canadian Air Force</i>)<br /><br />"Helion's splendid "Africa@War" series superbly summarizes men, movements and militaries in admirably balanced, handy histories. Exhibit A: Congo Unravelled. More than a half century after independence, the nation remains a political, economic and social wreck  with no end in sight. Hudson's compact installment wonderfully distills the seeds of today's tragically endless morass. For a helpful handbook on this Cold War hot spot, grab Helion's enlightening effort. Robustly recommended." (<i>Cybermodeler</i>)
zlib_text: The Brotherhood Of War 9 
   
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  TOP SECRET 
   
  THE JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF WASHINGTON, D.C. 
   
  Duplication Forbidden Copy 4 of Seven. 
   
  For Distribution By Officer Courier Only 
   
  8 November 1964 
   
   
  Commanding General, United States Strike 
  Command 
  Commanding General, European Command 
  Commanding General, United States Air 
  Force, Europe 
  Commanding General, Seventh United States 
  Army 
   
     1. By Direction of the President; by Command of His Royal Highness, the 
  King of the Belgians; and at the request of the government of the Republic of 
  the Congo, a Joint Belgian-American Operation, “OPERATION DRAGON 
  ROUGE,” will take whatever military action is necessary to effect the rescue of 
  American, Belgian and other European nationals currently being held hostage 
  in Stanleyville, Republic of the Congo, by forces in rebellion against the legal 
  and duly constituted government of the Republic of the Congo. 
     2. By Direction of the President, Counselor to the Pr