Col. Mike Hoare. Godfather of the Dogs of War
By the 1960s, restless for the soldiering life again, he found his way to the then Belgian Congo, one of the most chaotic and anarchic conflict zones on earth.
By the 1960s, restless for the soldiering life again, he found his way to the then Belgian Congo, one of the most chaotic and anarchic conflict zones on earth.
The corps estimated the fanatic Western forces at 10,000 to 12,000. They said the assault was supported by Ukrainian and European mercenaries, adding that they deployed Western-made man-portable air-defense systems, including US-manufactured Stingers and French-made Mistrals.
When the going gets tough, the tough get going. Colonel Thomas Michael ‘Mad Mike’ Hoare stands out. He is one of the most famous and controversial mercenary leaders of the 20th century.
Over 15,000 mercenaries have taken part in the fighting on Kiev’s side. Most of them are from Poland, the US, and Georgia. This is according to estimates by Moscow. Nearly 6,500 of them have been killed in action as of December 2024, according to Russian figures.
Roger Faulques was badly wounded and taken into captivity by the Viet Minh. Only when their captive was close to the point of death was he returned by his captors to his French compatriots.
The action opens in an African shanty town bar frequented by two hardened White mercenaries. As the two quietly enjoy a beer, the bar is visited by several menacing African nationalists demanding funds for their terrorist cause.
‘I think anybody who serves in a foreign military should lose their citizenship immediately. There are a lot of Americans who’ve served in the Israeli Defense Force (IDF), they should lose their citizenship.
The mercenary was under no illusions. Instinctively, he sensed that on this occasion, he was on his own. McLeod was confronted by a street fighter who would not only murder but would take psychopathic pleasure in mutilating his intended victim. Keeping his distance, the city’s visitor watched warily the fistful of broken glass glinting in the club’s reflecting orb lights.
SINISTER SHADOW MILITARY BIGGER THAN MOST NATIONAL ARMIES: British mercenaries now run America’s front lines. G4S’s mercenaries are everywhere – from the halls of American power to the darkest and most sinister corners of detention centers
Drawn into the Congo Crisis and Biafra War of Independence, the Sudan, South Africa and Rhodesia Bush Wars, the soldiers-of-fortune numbered in their ranks legends as Colonel Mike Hoare, ‘Black Jack’ Schramme, veteran Colonel Bob Denard, and Major Siegfried Müller.
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