British mercenaries in Angola
- Title
- British mercenaries in Angola
- Genre
- Interview
- TX Date
- 28 Aug 1978
- Year of production
- 1978
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- Duration
- 00:04:53
- Description
- Chris Dempster describes how he came to fight as a mercenary in Angola and experiences there including killings by Colonel Callan (Costas Georgoiu) following publication of his book (Firepower?). Recruited by John Banks, he was sent to Angola where he fought along side untrained soldiers. Interviewer not identified.
- Contributors
- Chris Dempster
- Keywords
- Books; War; Angola; Violence; Conflict; John Banks; FNLA; Costas Georgoiu
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LBC/IRN, "British mercenaries in Angola". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/lbc/search/index.php/segment/0010700249001 (Accessed 29 Jun 2025)