Growing up in the 70’s our Baptist church had a missionary in Rhodesia. The horror stories of what the Communist-trained guerrilla’s did to the average villager was Stygian; there were also stories told about the Simba atrocities in the Congo that made their way back to us through Christian missions in the Congo, Rhodesia and SA. Hoare’s success in saving African villagers, Belgians and missionaries from certain (almost absolute) death are well known within Protestant and Catholic church circles. When “Mad Mike” passed away I’m sure he met up with many of those he saved. Chris, your book is on order! All the best.
Your father defended us from the communists, my beautiful Kenya and the East African communities are mostly democratic thanks to your father's efforts.
A most interesting observation. But one might ask, For how long. Do the Chinese not own a port in east Africa somewhere? A foothold. China are the new colonists.
Thank you for your comment. In case you are interested, my biography on Mike is now available on Amazon as an ebook or a printed book. The title is 'Mad Mike' Hoare: The Legend.
@@madmikehoare4978 personally I don't like China but as a Kenyan i can assure you their is nothing such as Chinese colonialism or siezed property, We just want development but you can't become developed without industrialising and you can't industrialise without railways and ports to facilitate movement and foreign trade, the problem is those projects are capital intensive projects we are unfortunately poor so using tax revenue is impossible, our president asked loans from HSBC but the UK government keeps on advising us to continue practicing neo-liberalism and just specialise at what we are good at (tea, coffee, tourism and horticulture) it's been 50 years and we are still underdeveloped by following these ill-advises it's really disturbing when you realise we were once richer than Indonesia and Malaysia but now they are way ahead, we all know UK is preaching nonsense to us they never became a superpower by remaining an agrarian society they industrialised, peasant farmers stopped being the food producers and farms were turned into large scale commercial farms, the displaced peasants migrated to cities and labour in factories and that's what we want for Kenya poor small scale farmers to become factory workers and land consolidation into commercial farms, inturn upgrading Kenya from a poor agrarian society to a middle class newly industrialised country and that's where China comes in the picture they basically understand what we want.
Your Dad was a Full blown Man.. mine was as well ...he was a Combat Veteran with the 11th cavalry..Vietnam . 1966-67. He Passed away cupple years now ..i miss him God bless
Thanks for sharing. I recently came across a quote from Churchill, who described these guys as "rough men". He went on to say they were necessary so the rest of us could sleep well at night. I liked that.
@@madmikehoare4978 yes sir.. theirs nothin but nothin but truth to that statement by Churchill. He was way before my time but i have seen an read alot about him. I liked Churchill he gave the British Folks Morale during a very Dark time he was a Brave Man.
Sounds much like the kind of volunteers i served with as Legionnaire in the 70's. I never knew Mike Hoare but knew some who did and all spoke highly of him.
I have a friend called Charles Van Oppen. He told me all about his uncle, Hugh, who was the man chosen by Mike to take over command of 5 Commando. Charles gave me a copy of Hugh's biography and it was fascinating: How he came to end up in 5 Commando was due to a series of chaotic events in his life; some of his own making and some because he was the right man but often in the wrong time and place. By all accounts Hugh would have carried on running 5 Commando in the style Mike had established but he was murdered by those ambitious psychopaths that mercenary work attracted in 1966.
Thank you for your comment. In case you are interested, my biography on Mike is now available on Amazon as an ebook or a printed book. The title is 'Mad Mike' Hoare: The Legend.
It’s also the 60’s so a lot of the younger guys probably grew up listening to fathers, uncles, grandfathers or old guys at the pub talking about “the war”. An entire generation fought in WW2 and you as a young man missed out and want to prove yourself to your veteran heroes.
Thank you for your comment. In case you are interested, my biography on Mike is now available on Amazon as an ebook or a printed book. The title is 'Mad Mike' Hoare: The Legend.
Wondering, do you perhaps have any 5 Commando memorabilia that you might let go. I act as an agent for a collector who pays vv well. My email is partner@iafrica.com - best place to reply.
I read one book about your father's exploits in the Congo, great man and the book was really a great read too, one of my inspirations in joining the Military back in the day. I'm sorry for your loss. My condolences and prayers to you and your Family. RIP Mad Mike.
Thank you for your comment. In case you are interested, my biography on Mike is now available on Amazon as an ebook or a printed book. The title is 'Mad Mike' Hoare: The Legend.
My brother in law served 22 years in the Royal Marines, then spent some time protecting ships from pirates in the private sector. He doesn't talk about it, when he does its just bits and pieces every now and then. One thing he told me was Hollywood shows mercenaries as big muscular man but in reality their just ordinary man with a military background, you could bump into them in a supermarket and have no clue what they do for a living.
Have some of his books, and they are good . As a Norwegian it is very good to read about the boat of his, the Archers were well known and quite a lot of historical miles many took the ships world wide.
Chris, I had read a number of your fathers books as a teenager and was captivated by this odd-ball Irishman wandering around Africa in the 60’s as a mercenary leader having read about his adventures throughout Africa and on lake Tanganyika and all sorts! Did he ever speak much about his Irish lineage to you at all? Not too many people know of him here at all! Fantastic video by the way.
One answer is he spoke of being Irish when it suited him. The fuller picture is he was born in India to Irish parents but all his schooling was in England and then he joined the British Army so he spoke like an Englishman and behaved like a British Army officer. And then he emigrated to South Africa for 40 years. It seems clear to me he had typical Irish fighting spirit, was sentimental, had a great sense of humour, could be contrary and so on, which are generally viewed as being Irish ways. He dubbed his men the Wild Geese, after Irish soldiers, which you could say is sentimental.
There was an article recently written about "Mad Mike" Hoare in Military Illustrated. It suggested he achieved successes in shorter periods of time which would have taken conventional officers longer.
Salve Mr Hoare .scrivo dall Italia, ed ho appena letto il libro DI GIORGIO RAPANELLI ed IPPOLITO Ferrario, " MERCENARIO" ,sulle gesta di TULLIO MONETA, uno degli Ufficiali del 5° Commando ,dove naturalmente, si conosce anche la figura di MIKE HOARE . Cercherò il suo libro ,anche se la lingua inglese non la conosco perfettamente. Vorrei dirle che la Storia di Mike Hoare è molto interessante ed ho molto rispetto per ciò che rappresenta!. Un cordiale saluto dall Italia. ( A. TADDEI).
Thank you for your comment. In case you are interested, my biography on Mike is now available on Amazon as an ebook or a printed book. The title is 'Mad Mike' Hoare: The Legend.
Thank you for your comment. In case you are interested, my biography on Mike is now available on Amazon as an ebook or a printed book. The title is 'Mad Mike' Hoare: The Legend.
Your father was a good man, a leader,a warrior,a gentleman, I do agree with the way you summarised the " boy's " no dought we had on the ranks many as you described.I signed up in Joburg from memory Cap.J Latz,I went to serve 2 contracts ( 6 months each) rose to an Adjudant ( Sgt). Flew from.Joburg,via Salisbury today's Harare on to Kamina Air Base,in Katanga,after basic training, we where flown by C130 to Bunia,( Oriental province) the Col. Ordered us to march from the airport,( led by an old soldier playing the bag pipes) to our billets. More training followed, followed by deployment to close the borders,of Uganda,and Sudan, and an attempt to stop more weapons and rebels ( Simba) to enter the Congo.That was indeed archived,with the capture of, ( to name a few,from.memory) Paulis,Watza,Aba,Aru,Faradje,etc etc.and the termination of my 1st contract.RTU Joburg resignd for another 6 months to Albertville to prepare for Barraca, Fizi etc etc. PS I never got ALL the money due to me,but,the few paymasters we had,often " took the gap" with the lute!!!
Manny, I can see from your comments you really were there. Thank you for your comment. In case you are interested, my biography on Mike is now available on Amazon as an ebook or a printed book. The title is 'Mad Mike' Hoare: The Legend.
Your father is one of my heroes. I've read his excellent books , " Congo Mercenary " and " The road to Kalamata". He and his men played a very important part in preventing the Congo from falling into communist hands. As a Cuban living in the US , I've heard many stories from older Cubans who were able , as I did to leave our country unfortunately in the hands of communism. These older Cubans went to the Congo also with the idea of fighting communism and stopping its world expansion.
Thank you for your comment. In case you are interested, my biography on Mike is now available on Amazon as an ebook or a printed book. The title is 'Mad Mike' Hoare: The Legend.
The tragedy is that what Mike Hoare did, the adventures that he had, might be impossible today. 2:13 Why didn't he approve of people to test themselves? This is a very existentialist Nietzschean desire for becoming. To "become who you are" is the slogan of the self actualized man. And you can only do this by facing adversety willingly. 4:24 "suggestion of another vlog" - well "Why didn't he approve of people to test themselves?" as a motivator?
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He fought against communism- the worst evil known to mankind and lived to a full century doing it. If Superman existed, it was Mr. Hoare. Honors to him!
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I read the book ‘ the new mercenaries, when I was a young man & your dad was a trailblazing hero with great restraint, organization & sheer will power backed by a real belief in his I would see as correct ambition to his aims . Full respect to you & your father a man of rare integrity but much maligned by the press , the corrupted & the misinformed & oh the wankers who left him in the shit ! Oops did I say that !?
@@eddiecaplan1908 He served as an battalion commander from 1965 with Józef Swara, Kazimierz Topór-Staszak and Stanisław Krasicki . In 1967 have been noticed in Jemen where supported guerrilla against communists
Hi Chris listening to the Congo Mercenary audiobook read by your father at the moment and loving every minute of it your father was a true modern legend in every sense of the word, what a life! Just curious as to his Irishness every obituary and even Wikipedia refers to him being an "Irish mercenary" but from research I can't find anything more were his parents Irish Catholics? Did he consider himself personally to be Irish British or south African even? Of course the wild geese label does seem to be a nod to the historical Irish mercenaries of the past. Many thanks and great to see you keeping your father's legacy alive
Hi B, I am pretty sure Mike's parents were Irish Catholics. Definitely Irish, from Rush, just north of Dublin. He was thus of Irish blood, and had the Irish fighting spirit, sense of humour, contrariness perhaps, etc. But he was schooled entirely in England and then joined the British Army, so by the age of 26 he was pretty much British. But he traded on his Irish blood, and was certainly sentimental - he named his unit after the Wild Geese who were originally Irish mercenaries, as you say. He lived in South Africa for many decades but never became South African, as it were.
@@madmikehoare4978 Thank you for the reply I love your father's books! I finished Congo Mercenary, then Seychelles affair and kalamata currently enjoying adventures in Africa! Sadly there's only the Sylvia book left the audiobooks are excellent and your father has such a great voice. His Irishness truly permeates through the books alright it was funny he told the Afrikaaners when adventuring he was Irish to get a warmer reception. Question, in Seychelles he said he attended the Catholic masses during his jail time but he appears to have been buried in an Anglican church? Did he convert to Anglicanism in his later life or remain Catholic?
@@Peteriscoolz He may have had some Catholic upbringing before the age of 8, but then he was sent from India to school in England. He once told me he was a Protestant if anything, ie not a Catholic. My wife and I are Anglicans, so when he came to stay with us in 2009, he would sometimes come to our church.
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@ fifi lu . Hi Sir, are you still alive? Am in Australia, ex Army Reservist and still practicing nursing, most recently in Outback in among other places, Wilcannia. I am still adventurous- this film came up again while talking to a Botswana expat yesterday ! I should like to correspond with you correctly. My name is Fiona Lucas. Do not wish to put private details here. Does your PR firm have an email please? Will get a copy of aforementioned book and read when back in my beloved Outback.
Mike would say he was Irish. His blood was Irish, his parents were Irish, but he went to school in England from the age of 8, and he spoke like with an English accent. So for me, he was mainly English, but with Irish influence. And he spent maybe 50 years in South Africa, but he was in no way South African. Maybe see what Hans Germani wrote about this in my vlogs on TH-cam later in October, with Mike himself reading. More at www.madmikehoare.com
He was of Irish blood, born in India, educated in England, British Army, emigrated to and adopted South Africa as his home. In many ways he was a pukka British army officer, while also displaying Celtic fighting spirit. M y biography is available on Amazon and D2D, in case you are interested. Title is: 'Mad Mike' Hoare: The Legend
@@madmikehoare4978 I say he was daring and saw alot on his travels, Congo was a ruff enough place at the time gurellia War fare and butchery tactics from the melaosisa
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My dad was recruited by Mike in the 1950’s to work in the Congo, they did evil things and should not be looked on as hero’s. He was certainly there for the money - come on I have the real life story of what happened from my Dads death bed.
Some inaccuracies here, Louise. Mike first fought in the Congo in Katanga in 1961 - and others did the recruiting. Then again in 1964 and 65, when Mike's team did the recruiting. No doubt about it, some, repeat some of the guys, a very small number, were wanton and evil killers. And after Mike left the Congo, it got worse. As I say in my book, Mike was there primarily for the political purpose he could serve, ie keeping the minerals of the Congo, especially coltan, within the Western sphere of influence. Mike was also there for the thrill of the command of tough men, the adventure and yes for the money. But by 1964 he had made a lot of money in business in South Africa, so this was not the main motivating factor for him.
@@couchwarrior2449 Thank you for your comment. In case you are interested in the true warts-and-all story, my biography on Mike is now available on Amazon as an ebook or a printed book. The title is 'Mad Mike' Hoare: The Legend.
@Desert Man Thank you for your comment. In case you are interested, my biography on Mike is now available on Amazon as an ebook or a printed book. The title is 'Mad Mike' Hoare: The Legend.
Growing up in the 70’s our Baptist church had a missionary in Rhodesia. The horror stories of what the Communist-trained guerrilla’s did to the average villager was Stygian; there were also stories told about the Simba atrocities in the Congo that made their way back to us through Christian missions in the Congo, Rhodesia and SA. Hoare’s success in saving African villagers, Belgians and missionaries from certain (almost absolute) death are well known within Protestant and Catholic church circles. When “Mad Mike” passed away I’m sure he met up with many of those he saved. Chris, your book is on order! All the best.
Your father defended us from the communists, my beautiful Kenya and the East African communities are mostly democratic thanks to your father's efforts.
A most interesting observation. But one might ask, For how long. Do the Chinese not own a port in east Africa somewhere? A foothold. China are the new colonists.
@@madmikehoare4978 Yes, you are right, my beautiful country wasn't invaded by the red, but it is being sold out to the yellow skinned.
Thank you for your comment. In case you are interested, my biography on Mike is now available on Amazon as an ebook or a printed book. The title is 'Mad Mike' Hoare: The Legend.
@@madmikehoare4978 personally I don't like China but as a Kenyan i can assure you their is nothing such as Chinese colonialism or siezed property,
We just want development but you can't become developed without industrialising and you can't industrialise without railways and ports to facilitate movement and foreign trade, the problem is those projects are capital intensive projects we are unfortunately poor so using tax revenue is impossible, our president asked loans from HSBC but the UK government keeps on advising us to continue practicing neo-liberalism and just specialise at what we are good at (tea, coffee, tourism and horticulture) it's been 50 years and we are still underdeveloped by following these ill-advises it's really disturbing when you realise we were once richer than Indonesia and Malaysia but now they are way ahead, we all know UK is preaching nonsense to us they never became a superpower by remaining an agrarian society they industrialised, peasant farmers stopped being the food producers and farms were turned into large scale commercial farms, the displaced peasants migrated to cities and labour in factories and that's what we want for Kenya poor small scale farmers to become factory workers and land consolidation into commercial farms, inturn upgrading Kenya from a poor agrarian society to a middle class newly industrialised country and that's where China comes in the picture they basically understand what we want.
@@simonnzioki3261 but it won't come without a hefty price tag...
Your father was a hero. You should be very proud of him!
Sorry. Thumbs down on accident!!! Mike Hoare was a MAN AMONG MEN. They don't make them like him anymore.
Among the last of a dying breed. R.I.P. and God bless ‘til Valhalla. 🙏🙏
Your Dad was a Full blown Man.. mine was as well ...he was a Combat Veteran with the 11th cavalry..Vietnam . 1966-67. He Passed away cupple years now ..i miss him
God bless
Thanks for sharing. I recently came across a quote from Churchill, who described these guys as "rough men". He went on to say they were necessary so the rest of us could sleep well at night. I liked that.
@@madmikehoare4978 yes sir.. theirs nothin but nothin but truth to that statement by Churchill. He was way before my time but i have seen an read alot about him. I liked Churchill he gave the British Folks Morale during a very Dark time he was a Brave Man.
A gentleman of fortune he was. They don't make them like him anymore. Rest in peace sir. Salute.
Sounds much like the kind of volunteers i served with as Legionnaire in the 70's. I never knew Mike Hoare but knew some who did and all spoke highly of him.
Would you please tell us your tale as a legionnaire i think it would be fascinating many blessing
I was with Unita(Savimbi)85-86 angola
Such a patriot ....whose loyalty was to mankind.
I have a friend called Charles Van Oppen. He told me all about his uncle, Hugh, who was the man chosen by Mike to take over command of 5 Commando. Charles gave me a copy of Hugh's biography and it was fascinating: How he came to end up in 5 Commando was due to a series of chaotic events in his life; some of his own making and some because he was the right man but often in the wrong time and place. By all accounts Hugh would have carried on running 5 Commando in the style Mike had established but he was murdered by those ambitious psychopaths that mercenary work attracted in 1966.
Thank you for sharing 😊
Old school real men , enough said 👍🏻💯💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼
My father fought w/, French Foreign Legion, 1950--53....I still have the Maroon Beret, w/ silver clasp...retired US Army 1st Armored Division......
Thank you for your comment. In case you are interested, my biography on Mike is now available on Amazon as an ebook or a printed book. The title is 'Mad Mike' Hoare: The Legend.
It’s also the 60’s so a lot of the younger guys probably grew up listening to fathers, uncles, grandfathers or old guys at the pub talking about “the war”.
An entire generation fought in WW2 and you as a young man missed out and want to prove yourself to your veteran heroes.
My dad was 5 Commando. Great stories he told me when I was growing up.
Thank you for your comment. In case you are interested, my biography on Mike is now available on Amazon as an ebook or a printed book. The title is 'Mad Mike' Hoare: The Legend.
Wondering, do you perhaps have any 5 Commando memorabilia that you might let go. I act as an agent for a collector who pays vv well. My email is partner@iafrica.com - best place to reply.
I read one book about your father's exploits in the Congo, great man and the book was really a great read too, one of my inspirations in joining the Military back in the day. I'm sorry for your loss. My condolences and prayers to you and your Family. RIP Mad Mike.
Thank you Jeffrey for your kind thoughts. Meanwhile we soldier on, trying to be as polite and charming as Mike was ... and not always succeeding.
cheers to Mad Mike . If only all western men were like him .
Thank you for your comment. In case you are interested, my biography on Mike is now available on Amazon as an ebook or a printed book. The title is 'Mad Mike' Hoare: The Legend.
My brother in law served 22 years in the Royal Marines, then spent some time protecting ships from pirates in the private sector. He doesn't talk about it, when he does its just bits and pieces every now and then. One thing he told me was Hollywood shows mercenaries as big muscular man but in reality their just ordinary man with a military background, you could bump into them in a supermarket and have no clue what they do for a living.
The real one's never talk about it, period.
And for good reasons...
@@Relayzy1 Learn how to use apostrophes.
Have some of his books, and they are good . As a Norwegian it is very good to read about the boat of his, the Archers were well known and quite a lot of historical miles many took the ships world wide.
Chris, I had read a number of your fathers books as a teenager and was captivated by this odd-ball Irishman wandering around Africa in the 60’s as a mercenary leader having read about his adventures throughout Africa and on lake Tanganyika and all sorts! Did he ever speak much about his Irish lineage to you at all? Not too many people know of him here at all! Fantastic video by the way.
One answer is he spoke of being Irish when it suited him. The fuller picture is he was born in India to Irish parents but all his schooling was in England and then he joined the British Army so he spoke like an Englishman and behaved like a British Army officer. And then he emigrated to South Africa for 40 years. It seems clear to me he had typical Irish fighting spirit, was sentimental, had a great sense of humour, could be contrary and so on, which are generally viewed as being Irish ways. He dubbed his men the Wild Geese, after Irish soldiers, which you could say is sentimental.
Thank you sir
There was an article recently written about "Mad Mike" Hoare in Military Illustrated. It suggested he achieved successes in shorter periods of time which would have taken conventional officers longer.
Thanks for that Mike! i
I'm looking forward to reading your book. I'd love to see something in-depth about the film, Wild Geese.
Salve Mr Hoare .scrivo dall Italia, ed ho appena letto il libro DI GIORGIO RAPANELLI ed IPPOLITO Ferrario, " MERCENARIO" ,sulle gesta di TULLIO MONETA, uno degli Ufficiali del 5° Commando ,dove naturalmente, si conosce anche la figura di MIKE HOARE . Cercherò il suo libro ,anche se la lingua inglese non la conosco perfettamente.
Vorrei dirle che la Storia di Mike Hoare è molto interessante ed ho molto rispetto per ciò che rappresenta!.
Un cordiale saluto dall Italia.
( A. TADDEI).
I do need to thank the soulless algorithm for this particular recommendation.
Thank you for all your father did to stem the tide of communism. My father tried to do the same in Vietnam but we had too many already in America.
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My respect 👍🏻 . Thank you !!!
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Your father was a good man, a leader,a warrior,a gentleman, I do agree with the way you summarised the " boy's " no dought we had on the ranks many as you described.I signed up in Joburg from memory Cap.J Latz,I went to serve 2 contracts ( 6 months each) rose to an Adjudant ( Sgt).
Flew from.Joburg,via Salisbury today's Harare on to Kamina Air Base,in Katanga,after basic training, we where flown by C130 to Bunia,( Oriental province) the Col. Ordered us to march from the airport,( led by an old soldier playing the bag pipes) to our billets. More training followed, followed by deployment to close the borders,of Uganda,and Sudan, and an attempt to stop more weapons and rebels ( Simba) to enter the Congo.That was indeed archived,with the capture of, ( to name a few,from.memory) Paulis,Watza,Aba,Aru,Faradje,etc etc.and the termination of my 1st contract.RTU Joburg resignd for another 6 months to Albertville to prepare for Barraca, Fizi etc etc.
PS I never got ALL the money due to me,but,the few paymasters we had,often " took the gap" with the lute!!!
Mmm, interesting, Manny. Do you have any 5 Commando memorabilia. I can offer excellent prices. Best to email me: partner@iafrica.com
Manny, I can see from your comments you really were there. Thank you for your comment. In case you are interested, my biography on Mike is now available on Amazon as an ebook or a printed book. The title is 'Mad Mike' Hoare: The Legend.
Viva the wild geese
Your father is one of my heroes. I've read his excellent books , " Congo Mercenary " and " The road to Kalamata". He and his men played a very important part in preventing the Congo from falling into communist hands. As a Cuban living in the US , I've heard many stories from older Cubans who were able , as I did to leave our country unfortunately in the hands of communism. These older Cubans went to the Congo also with the idea of fighting communism and stopping its world expansion.
without such "bad" and daring Men, i strongly belief Africa would be even worse of now....
Thank you for your comment. In case you are interested, my biography on Mike is now available on Amazon as an ebook or a printed book. The title is 'Mad Mike' Hoare: The Legend.
The tragedy is that what Mike Hoare did, the adventures that he had, might be impossible today.
2:13 Why didn't he approve of people to test themselves? This is a very existentialist Nietzschean desire for becoming. To "become who you are" is the slogan of the self actualized man. And you can only do this by facing adversety willingly.
4:24 "suggestion of another vlog" - well "Why didn't he approve of people to test themselves?" as a motivator?
Good question. I regret I do not know why. One of the men, Griffin, told me this.
Remarkable man
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Hero in Every Way! GOTT MIT UNS
He fought against communism- the worst evil known to mankind and lived to a full century doing it. If Superman existed, it was Mr. Hoare. Honors to him!
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Bless
I think it is such a big topic, you should spend time looking at the many aspects of the Mercenary conflict/s/activity in Africa...
Maybe check out the books by Eeben Barlow
Cool Story
Any idea where the baby chimp ended up?
God bless. They don't make men like this anymore.
I read the book ‘ the new mercenaries, when I was a young man & your dad was a trailblazing hero with great restraint, organization & sheer will power backed by a real belief in his I would see as correct ambition to his aims . Full respect to you & your father a man of rare integrity but much maligned by the press , the corrupted & the misinformed & oh the wankers who left him in the shit ! Oops did I say that !?
I read it when I was in college and found it in the library, a very interesting read.
keep out the reds there building infrstructure but not as the US at the end of a gun mike hoare strikes a chord in my life for many reasons
Do You know anything about Rafał Gan-Gnowicz who served in Congo as mercenarie?
Do you know what year?
@@eddiecaplan1908 He served as an battalion commander from 1965 with Józef Swara, Kazimierz Topór-Staszak and Stanisław Krasicki . In 1967 have been noticed in Jemen where supported guerrilla against communists
Hi Chris listening to the Congo Mercenary audiobook read by your father at the moment and loving every minute of it your father was a true modern legend in every sense of the word, what a life! Just curious as to his Irishness every obituary and even Wikipedia refers to him being an "Irish mercenary" but from research I can't find anything more were his parents Irish Catholics? Did he consider himself personally to be Irish British or south African even? Of course the wild geese label does seem to be a nod to the historical Irish mercenaries of the past. Many thanks and great to see you keeping your father's legacy alive
Hi B, I am pretty sure Mike's parents were Irish Catholics. Definitely Irish, from Rush, just north of Dublin. He was thus of Irish blood, and had the Irish fighting spirit, sense of humour, contrariness perhaps, etc. But he was schooled entirely in England and then joined the British Army, so by the age of 26 he was pretty much British. But he traded on his Irish blood, and was certainly sentimental - he named his unit after the Wild Geese who were originally Irish mercenaries, as you say. He lived in South Africa for many decades but never became South African, as it were.
@@madmikehoare4978 Thank you for the reply I love your father's books! I finished Congo Mercenary, then Seychelles affair and kalamata currently enjoying adventures in Africa! Sadly there's only the Sylvia book left the audiobooks are excellent and your father has such a great voice. His Irishness truly permeates through the books alright it was funny he told the Afrikaaners when adventuring he was Irish to get a warmer reception. Question, in Seychelles he said he attended the Catholic masses during his jail time but he appears to have been buried in an Anglican church? Did he convert to Anglicanism in his later life or remain Catholic?
@@Peteriscoolz He may have had some Catholic upbringing before the age of 8, but then he was sent from India to school in England. He once told me he was a Protestant if anything, ie not a Catholic. My wife and I are Anglicans, so when he came to stay with us in 2009, he would sometimes come to our church.
The man with the spear and shield is Siegfried Müller?
Yes
Can you please tell me who is shot on the video at 1:13 (With a Primus beer)?
A young Eric Bridge.
@@madmikehoare4978 and in the next photo?
The book "Mad Mike the Legend" is avaible in french traduction ?
Malheureusement pas.
I'm curious, has your father ever met other notorious mercenaries during the Congo Crisis? e.g. Siegfried Muller, Jean Schramme, Bob Denard, so forth?
Maybe he met tiv wasalenko sorry for my english
keep documenting the stories of that era before they all pass away
Thank you for your comment. In case you are interested, my biography on Mike is now available on Amazon as an ebook or a printed book. The title is 'Mad Mike' Hoare: The Legend.
The communists real target was American schools and Universities, and they succeeded. Great video. Nice work.
@ fifi lu . Hi Sir, are you still alive? Am in Australia, ex Army Reservist and still practicing nursing, most recently in Outback in among other places, Wilcannia. I am still adventurous- this film came up again while talking to a Botswana expat yesterday !
I should like to correspond with you correctly. My name is Fiona Lucas. Do not wish to put private details here. Does your PR firm have an email please? Will get a copy of aforementioned book and read when back in my beloved Outback.
What nationality did your father consider himself ?, his background is very mixed.
Mike would say he was Irish. His blood was Irish, his parents were Irish, but he went to school in England from the age of 8, and he spoke like with an English accent. So for me, he was mainly English, but with Irish influence. And he spent maybe 50 years in South Africa, but he was in no way South African. Maybe see what Hans Germani wrote about this in my vlogs on TH-cam later in October, with Mike himself reading. More at www.madmikehoare.com
@@madmikehoare4978 did ur father every come across the irish peacekeepers force while they were in the congo
How can I purchase the book please?
The biography is now available on Amazon. Thanks for your interest.
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Unfortunately he got
Mixed up in the Seychelles affair!
Agreed, in hindsight.
Was he Irish
He was of Irish blood, born in India, educated in England, British Army, emigrated to and adopted South Africa as his home. In many ways he was a pukka British army officer, while also displaying Celtic fighting spirit. M y biography is available on Amazon and D2D, in case you are interested. Title is: 'Mad Mike' Hoare: The Legend
@@madmikehoare4978 I say he was daring and saw alot on his travels, Congo was a ruff enough place at the time gurellia War fare and butchery tactics from the melaosisa
Вытеснил красных из Конго, но войны там так и не прекратились по сей день.на радость западным капиталистам.
Could anyone supply a translation.?
How do stupid people become rich?
I go slotcar racing to get away from my wife.
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My dad was recruited by Mike in the 1950’s to work in the Congo, they did evil things and should not be looked on as hero’s. He was certainly there for the money - come on I have the real life story of what happened from my Dads death bed.
Some inaccuracies here, Louise. Mike first fought in the Congo in Katanga in 1961 - and others did the recruiting. Then again in 1964 and 65, when Mike's team did the recruiting. No doubt about it, some, repeat some of the guys, a very small number, were wanton and evil killers. And after Mike left the Congo, it got worse. As I say in my book, Mike was there primarily for the political purpose he could serve, ie keeping the minerals of the Congo, especially coltan, within the Western sphere of influence. Mike was also there for the thrill of the command of tough men, the adventure and yes for the money. But by 1964 he had made a lot of money in business in South Africa, so this was not the main motivating factor for him.
Liar...
@@couchwarrior2449 liar liar your pants should be on fire
@@couchwarrior2449 Thank you for your comment. In case you are interested in the true warts-and-all story, my biography on Mike is now available on Amazon as an ebook or a printed book. The title is 'Mad Mike' Hoare: The Legend.
@Desert Man Thank you for your comment. In case you are interested, my biography on Mike is now available on Amazon as an ebook or a printed book. The title is 'Mad Mike' Hoare: The Legend.
And of corse this gay will safe Africa from communist. Wat a jerk.
Back in your box, you.
Respect to your father.
Mueller was warrior.