The Dogs of War

"Sir James Manson—smooth, ruthless City tycoon—discovered the existence of a ten-billion-dollar mountain of platimum in the remote African republic of Zangaro. With a hired army of trained mercenaries, Manson planned to topple the government of Zangaro and replace its dictator with a puppet president. But the news of the platimum had leaked to Russia—and suddenly Manson found he no longer made the rules in a power-game where the stakes had become terrifyingly high..." Back cover comments.