Operation Green Sea (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The Operation Green Sea was an amphibious attack on Conakry, the capital of Guinea, by between 350 and 420 Portuguese soldiers and Portuguese-led Guinean fighters in November 1970. The goals of the operation included the overthrow of Ahmed S kou Tour 's regime, capture of the leader of the African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde (PAIGC), Am lcar Cabral, destruction of the naval and air assets of the PAIGC and its Guinean supporters, and the rescue of Portuguese POWs held in Conakry. The attackers withdrew after rescuing the POWs and destroying some PAIGC ships and Guinean airforce infrastructure, but failed to capture Am lcar Cabral, the leader of PAIGC guerrillas, or to topple the regime of Guinean dictator Ahmed S kou Tour .