In the Years preceding the second world war, and in spite of the severe monetary restrictions that followed the 'Great Depression' many countries around the world began to invest heavily in military hardware despite several attempts to prevent such an escalation. Many summits were held regarding limitations on numbers and sizes of ships, and treaties signed and subsequently ignored. Britain too began to ...
During the 1970s the French military became very active in the former French Equitoral African countries of Chad, Gabon, Central African Republic, and Congo. They provided Assistance to Chad and Congo against guerillas, cooperating with Belgian and American Forces in a hostage rescue. In 1979 French Specialist forces began an operation to oust President Bokassa, following International outrage at his role ...
Updated Aug 31, 2015 at 09:51 PM by Churchy