CARNATION REVOLUTION: Volume 2: Coup in Portugal, April 1974

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Second in a two-volume history that offers a detailed account of the intertwining political and military events of March and April 1974 in and around Lisbon as power swung irretrievably from a dictatorial government to a military intent on ending the colonial wars in Africa and restoring democracy to Portugal. Details how Premier Marcello Caetano insisted on the continuation of the Portuguese presence in Africa and the wars being waged against the liberation movements in Angola, Mozambique, and Guinea, and how Portugal's two most senior generals did not share this view. Discusses how in less than 24 hours, the forces loyal to the regime were defeated, and it paved the way for democracy. Contains 96 black and white photos, 4 color photos, 13 color profiles, and 1 color map.