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Paperback copy of "My Friend the Mercenary" by Grove Press, featuring the book cover with title and author details.
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Paperback copy of "My Friend the Mercenary" by Grove Press, featuring the book cover with title and author details.

My Friend the Mercenary

Grove Press
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$15.95

Description

In February 2002, British journalist James Brabazon set out to travel with guerrilla forces into Liberia to show the world what was happening in that war-torn country. To protect him, he hired Nick du Toit, a former South African Defence Force soldier who had fought in conflicts across Africa for over three decades. What follows is an incredible behind-the-scenes account of the Liberian rebels -- known as the LURD -- as they attempt to seize control of the country from government troops led by President Charles Taylor. In this gripping narrative, James Brabazon paints a brilliant portrait of the chaos that tore West Africa apart: nations run by warlords and kleptocrats, rebels fighting to displace them, ordinary people caught in the crossfire -- and everywhere adventurers and mercenaries operating in war's dark shadows. It is a brutally honest book about what it takes to be a journalist, survivor, and friend in this morally corrosive crucible.

Author: James Brabazon
Publisher: Grove Press
Published: 03/13/2012
Pages: 480
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.20lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.40w x 1.40d
ISBN13: 9780802145734
ISBN10: 0802145736
BISAC Categories:
- Biography & Autobiography | Editors, Journalists, Publishers
- History | Africa | West
- History | Military | Revolutions & Wars of Independence (See Also Unit