The rains have stopped in Angola, and for the first time Portuguese troop carriers have been able to range freely on the dirt roads of the back country. A swath through northern Angola, extending 130 miles south from the Congo frontier, now lies scorched as the Portuguese advance, burning the underbrush to smoke out hidden rebels. The rebels, badly armed, have no answer. Villages lie deserted; livestock, farms and gardens are abandoned as terrified natives flood into the lower Congo. Many know little about the rebellion.
From his Leopoldville headquarters in a dirt-floored former bar, Rebel Leader Holden Roberto admitted...
To continue reading:
or
Log-In
