The Portuguese Armed Forces and the Revolution

ISBN-13: 9781032128252 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022 / 274 str.

Douglas Porch

Opis

This book, first published in 1977, traces the origins of the left-wing Portuguese army rebellion of 1974 that overthrew the 50-year-old authoritarian regime to the traditional political independence of the armed forces, their increasingly strained relations with the regime, and finally to the unpopular colonial wars.

Spis treści

1. The Politics of the Portuguese Army 1910–1974  2. Colonies and Coups: Portugal’s Colonial Wars  3. Professional Officers and ‘Temporary Gentlemen’  4. Spínola’s Summer  5. The Struggle for Power  6. 11 March  7. The Resistance  8. 25 November  Appendix 1. Telegram to Porto Combatants’ Congress  Appendix 2. The Armed Forces and the Nation  Appendix 3. The MFA Programme, April 1974  Appendix 4. The MFA: Liberation Movement June 1975  Appendix 5. Governments  Appendix 6. Naval Academy: Profession of Fathers of Cadets, 1975

O autorze

Douglas Porch