The International History Review
presents a number of interesting abstracts.
The first abstract
addresses a study of the use of British mercenaries in the Angolan civil war of
1975-76. The author has looked into the
question of whether the British government was involved in this involvement of
British mercenaries and decides that it was not involved. Rather the mercenaries were driven by their
own personal interests.
However, the the piece explains that this
involvement did cause tensions between the dominant political parties of
Britain at the time.
The next abstract
addresses the activities of the British Security Service, MI5, in colonial
territories and in independent foreign territories in the Middle East. The author believes that these activities
were aimed at Communism in the areas of focus but that hostility
towards Britain in these places limited MI5’s effectiveness.
Another abstract
explores how Christianity was utilized for political reasons during and after
World War II. Stalin was religious and
some leaders beloved Christianity could be used to build a political and
cultural bridge between the Soviet Union and the West. However, soon after the war, Christianity
was used as a reason to fear and despise the Soviet Union and ultimately this
approach caused a stronger rift between the East and West in the post war era.
The village priest is awarded the medal "To the partisan of the Patriotic War (Second Grade)"
pre-1954 image
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