JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Michael "Mad Mike" Hoare, one of the most famous foreign mercenaries to have played a role in Africa's violent transition from colonial rule, has died aged 100. Born in ...

Michael "Mad Mike" Hoare, one of the world's best-known mercenaries, has died at the age of 100, his family has confirmed. A former accountant, Hoare gained fame -- and inspired a movie -- for leading ...

The two worst things that can happen to a mercenary are dying and not getting paid, possibly not in that order. Think of it this way: Plenty of mercenaries have a death-wish; not one has ever had a ...

The thump of signal drums preceded Major Mike Hoare and his mercenary column as they pushed toward the village of Bafwasende. The message: ‘Flee, the white giants are coming.” But Hoare and his men ...

Back to Leopoldville last week flew Mercenary Commander Lieut. Colonel Mike Hoare to declare: “As far as I am concerned, the war in the northeast is over.” Allotted nine weeks to drive the Congolese ...