Mike Hoare’s Followers (23)

Mike Hoare

Born

in Kolkata, India

January 01, 1920

Died

February 02, 2020

Genre

Nonfiction, Biographies & Memoirs

edit data

Thomas Michael Hoare was born in 1920 in Kolkata (Calcutta),India to Irish parents. He spent his early days in Ireland and was educated in England. He served in North Africa as an Armour officer in the British Army during World War II, and achieved the rank of Captain. In 1948, he emigrated to Durban, Natal Province, Union of South Africa, where he ran safaris and became a soldier-for-hire in various African countries.

His most well known exploits are when he served as the commander of 5 Commando in the Congo from 1964-1965 and commanded the failed coup d'état in the Seychelles in November 1981; for which he served thirty-three months in prison. Hoare also served as the technical adviser on the 1978 film "The Wild Geese" based on the novel b ...more

Combine Editions
Mike Hoare’s books

Average rating: 3.96 · 700 ratings · 77 reviews · 11 distinct works • Similar authors

	Mercenary 4.01 avg rating — 306 ratings — published 1931 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Road to Kalamata: A Congo Mercenary's Personal Memoir 3.83 avg rating — 190 ratings — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Seychelles Affair 3.89 avg rating — 80 ratings — published 1986 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Congo Warriors 4.16 avg rating — 68 ratings — published 1991 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mike Hoare's Adventures in Africa 4.19 avg rating — 26 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Three Years with Sylvia 3.93 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 1977 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Last Days of the Cathars 3.79 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 2013 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Seychelles Affair: A Mercenary's Account of a Failed Coup 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mokoro: A Cry for Help! it was ok 2.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2007	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	ザ・ワイルド・ギース―最強の傭兵部隊 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

More books by Mike Hoare…

Quotes by Mike Hoare (?)

“But this rebellion differed from the tribal disputes of recent years inasmuch as courts had been set up in Albertville which condemned dozens of people to death daily for petty crimes—failure to carry a M.N.C. Lumumba card, failure to agree with the new régime.To be well dressed or to be able to read and write were an invitation to attend the daily tribunal. Daily executions took place in the main street, the Avenue Storms, when the victims were stood against the bricked-up windows of the mission church to face a firing squad. Their bodies were carted away unceremoniously in wheelbarrows to be dumped in the fast-flowing Lukuga. The bullet-pocked walls are there to this day, a grim reminder of senseless tyranny.”
― Mike Hoare, Congo Mercenary

0 likes

“Not for us the sloppy dress and three days’ growth of beard almost mandatory for a Belgian mercenary. Not for us the indecent short shorts and socks rolled down school-girl fashion. With us to be unshaven was a crime. “Fancy dress” was my enemy, and a decent soldierly appearance my foremost demand.”
― Mike Hoare, Congo Mercenary

0 likes

“At nine I called a halt and went down the column to see how the men were faring. One man lay on the ground sobbing his heart out. I prodded him with a bayonet. “What the devil’s the matter with you?” I demanded. Sympathy at a time like this, even if warranted, is fatal. “Please, sir, let me go back. I should never have come. I had a row … with my fiancée ….” “Too late to think about that now,” I told him curtly. “Fall in with the others.” He worked himself into hysterics. “You’re mad, Major, you’re mad. We’re all going to be killed. I know we are,” he screamed, terror-stricken, until Grant put a fist in his mouth. Blood trickled down his chin as he fell in.”
― Mike Hoare, Congo Mercenary

0 likes

See all Mike Hoare's quotes »

Topics Mentioning This Author

topics	posts	views	last activity
Around the World ...: Diane - Trekker 2013	176	283	Dec 23, 2015 07:54AM
Around the World ...: Seychelles	9	506	Jun 29, 2017 09:16PM
The History Book ...: AUTHOR ALPHABET	1181	768	Feb 09, 2019 05:03PM
Reading with Style: SP 22 Completed Tasks	934	78	May 31, 2022 09:01PM
Around the World ...: Congo (DRC and Republic of the Congo)	29	825	Jul 03, 2025 11:33AM
THE WORLD WAR TWO...: E-Books and Others - Specials & Sales for Members Notice	2136	532	Nov 28, 2025 09:34PM

More…

Mike Hoare’s Followers (23)

Mike Hoare

Combine EditionsMike Hoare’s books

Topics Mentioning This Author

Combine Editions
Mike Hoare’s books