"This is a man with 'Adventure' as his middle name. Mokoro had me spellbound. Mike Hoare writes in a galloping, eye-witness-type style with flashes of droll humour. It's a great page-turner of a book, and the climax carries quite a punch."

Extract from review by Niki Moore

"Mokoro fills in another detail of this enigmatic figure who has become part of the mythology of post-independence Africa yet absolutely fails to match the stereotype of the mercenary soldier."

Extract from a review by Graham Linscott