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Executive Outcomes - how real is this!?
You know - I expect many people to read this, purse their lips and suck in their breath and (with a superior tone of voice) question the accuracy of the book.While the names have been changed and the characters re-defined slightly, some of these (original) men are actually friends of mine. Brothers in arms, if you prefer. But, if you met them you would never know what their eyes have seen, their hands have done and their minds have thought.This book reveals some of the dynamics of the history of Executive Outcomes in a graphic novel - something easy to follow.When you read this book, remember that South Africans were - and still are - exposed to a level of aggression and violence that might not be common in many countries. Former soldiers (I used to be a Marine, myself) will recognize the minor idiosyncrasies of that "period" almost immediately. And it is entertainingly shocking how it just makes those memories flood right back into consciousness. The sounds, the sights, the smells, the emotions. All of it.If you want to sit back, relax, pour a bourbon, light a cigar and step into the boots of the men that made Executive Outcomes as popular as they became, without the risk of actually getting shot yourself... Read this graphic novel and remember the following:1. This is the way it went down, for the most part.2. Those men are not mere "characters." They are real.3. The kinds of battles these guys fought, are not the same as modern "warfare" in a US-led international "relief effort."4. The "issues" at play in countries like Sierra Leone are nothing like "crime" or "poverty" alone - trust me.I would recommend that every person with an interest in the history of Executive Outcomes, anyone with a history in African Warfare and everyone merely "missing the good old days" read this. This is a graphic novel but by no measure pure fiction. Not even close.There is nothing better than to see the world, as you knew it, unpacked in such graphic detail, right in front of you.When I speak to my friends, we now laugh at some of "those days" but I assure you; there is nothing light hearted about conflict on the African continent.Enjoy. I did!
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South Africans to the rescue
Reviewed in Germany on October 9, 2020