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Tag: Africa

Siege at Jadotville
March 3, 2025 20th Century / Africa / AUTHOR / BOOK REVIEWS / BOOKS / Declan Power / GENRE / History / Ireland / Military Fiction / Military History / Nonfiction / War

Siege at Jadotville: The Irish Army’s Forgotten Battle – A Book Review

Read a review of Siege at Jadotville: The Irish Army’s Forgotten Battle. Discover the heroic story of Irish UN peacekeepers in the Congo.

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Lumumba
February 22, 2025 Africa / American History / Audiobook / AUTHOR / Biography / BOOK REVIEWS / BOOKS / Crime / GENRE / History / International Relations / Nonfiction / Politics / Stuart A. Reid / World History

The Lumumba Plot Book Review: Stuart A. Reid’s Gripping Account of Cold War Intrigue

The Lumumba Plot book review Stuart A. Reid reveals CIA involvement in Lumumba’s assassination and its impact on Congo’s history.

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Entebbe Raid
December 8, 2024 Africa / AUTHOR / BOOK REVIEWS / BOOKS / GENRE / History / Israel / Military Fiction / Military History / Nonfiction / Politics / Saul David / Terrorism / True Crime / War

Operation Thunderbolt Book Review: The Story of the Entebbe Raid

Discover the daring story of the Entebbe Raid in our review of Operation Thunderbolt by Saul David. A must-read for history enthusiasts!

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Shake Hands With the Devil
January 1, 2024 Africa / AUTHOR / Biography / BOOK REVIEWS / BOOKS / Canada / GENRE / History / Memoir / Military Fiction / Nonfiction / Politics / Roméo Dallaire / Rwanda / War

Shake Hands With the Devil: The Failure of Humanity in Rwanda by Roméo Dallaire

“Shake Hands with the Devil” by Roméo Dallaire is a powerful and haunting memoir that provides a firsthand account of the Rwandan genocide in 1994.

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Spies in the Congo
October 23, 2023 Africa / American History / AUTHOR / BOOK REVIEWS / BOOKS / Democratic Republic Of The Congo / Espionage / GENRE / History / Nonfiction / Susan Williams / The United States Of America / World War II

Spies in the Congo: America’s Atomic Mission in World War II by Susan Williams

“Spies in the Congo” is a well-written and engaging account of an important but little-known chapter in World War II history.

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