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Portuguese Commandos: Feared Insurgent Hunters, 1961-1974 27 by John P. Cann is a history book available to read on EtoBox.
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During the 13-year insurgency (1961-74) in Portuguese Africa, more than 800,000 men and women served in the Portuguese armed forces. Of this number, about 9,000 served as commandos (or about 1 percent). Yet their combat losses ― 357 dead, 28 missing in action and 771 wounded ― represented 11.5 percent of the total casualties (a percentage 10 times that of normal troops). It is well established that these warriors were responsible for the elimination of more insurgents and capturing more of their
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- Author
- John P. Cann
- Publisher
- Helion & Company, Limited; Helion and Company
- Published
- 2017
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781915070159
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- History, Special Forces, Portugal
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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