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A very hard to find title, this is the second book from Tipperary author Raymond Smith, The Fighting Irish in the Congo, published by Little and Maclean, Dublin , 1962. Raymond Smith was a journalist with the Irish Independent who had visited and travelled extensively in the Congo ( and Katanga) in 1960-62.
Light edgewear to the covers, but clean and uncreased , there is a small area of paper loss ( approx 1 cm) ( relatively small) to the base of the spine, binding tight, no inscriptions internally. Bumps to corners.
There are also a number of group and individual photographs of soldiers wo served in the Congo, a list of the dead, photographs taken by the author, maps of the Congo.
From the back cover -- Here is the exciting story of the deeds of courage and daring of the Irish troops fighting under the blue flag of the United nations in the Congo - the gripping account of three Irish officers who faced execution, General McKeown's escape from death in an ambush, the unforgettable story of Niemba and a searching analysis of Conor Cruise O'Brien's role in the UN action of September 13th , at the Siege of Jadotville.
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