Peter Abbott is a retired university lecturer. He has written or co-authored a number of Men-at-Arms titles for Osprey Publishing. He is particularly interested in 19th and 20th century armies that are less well known to the English speaking reader.A respected historian specializing in 20th century Africa, Manuel Rodrigues also contributed to this book. Ronald Volstad was born in 1949 in Alberta, Canada, where he still lives and works. His first illustrations were published in 1970; since then he has become widely known for his work for Squadron, Osprey Publishing and Dragon Models, and has also worked as a courtroom artist for TV news.

• PrefacePortugal's African EmpireThe Liberation Movements The Portuguese ForcesThe Portuguese Forces in Action The Plates

Peter Abbott is a retired university lecturer. He has written or co-authored a number of Men-at-Arms titles for Osprey Publishing. He is particularly interested in 19th and 20th century armies that are less well known to the English speaking reader.A respected historian specializing in 20th century Africa, Manuel Rodrigues also contributed to this book. Ronald Volstad was born in 1949 in Alberta, Canada, where he still lives and works. His first illustrations were published in 1970; since then he has become widely known for his work for Squadron, Osprey Publishing and Dragon Models, and has also worked as a courtroom artist for TV news.

• PrefacePortugal's African EmpireThe Liberation Movements The Portuguese ForcesThe Portuguese Forces in Action The Plates

Peter Abbott is a retired university lecturer. He has written or co-authored a number of Men-at-Arms titles for Osprey Publishing. He is particularly interested in 19th and 20th century armies that are less well known to the English speaking reader.A respected historian specializing in 20th century Africa, Manuel Rodrigues also contributed to this book. Ronald Volstad was born in 1949 in Alberta, Canada, where he still lives and works. His first illustrations were published in 1970; since then he has become widely known for his work for Squadron, Osprey Publishing and Dragon Models, and has also worked as a courtroom artist for TV news.

• PrefacePortugal's African EmpireThe Liberation Movements The Portuguese ForcesThe Portuguese Forces in Action The Plates