He has worked in south america, the far east and africa training and mentoring armies and assisting law enforcement agencies and intelligence services with the development of strategies. In his newlypublished book executive outcomes, against all odds barlow. Sof exclusive interview with author of executive outcomes. Eo activities, from its founding in 1989 through 1993, managed to escape the attention of the worlds media until, in the autumn of 1993, executive outcomes uk pty ltd was registered in. Executive outcomes eeben barlow paperback books online.
Against all odds was finally signed off this morning and is due to go to print. It is a story that cannot be told without including part of the founder, chairman, and authors eeben barlow. Against all odds by eeben barlow 20071107 eeben barlow on. Its aim was to provide specialised covert training to special forces members. Col barlow was a founder of executive outcomes, a private military company made up of many exmembers of south africas security forces. Against all odds, and describes the planning and the preparations for the battle for soyo and surrounds in angola during 1993. More crazy wednesday snap friday all crazy auctions book flights book holidays. Against all odds eeben barlow revised edition r 675.
Against all odds by eeben barlow and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Eo beat back unita in angola for the democratically. Executive outcomes is still regarded as the gold standard by which similar companies are judged, and it is the only private military company that never failed in a contract or abandoned a client government. Planned eo book cover for revised edition eeben barlow. Executive outcomes eo was a private military company pmc founded in south africa by a former lieutenantcolonel of the south african defence force eeben barlow in 1989. After reading the account from a soldier on the ground four ball.
The book is nice, the delivery to europe was fast, so all cant be better. Eeben sets his side of the equation out and in this edition includes the confirmation of what he said was the media lies fake news against him and his company. I saw active service in conventional, clandestine and covert units of the south african defence force. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. Eeben barlow was the founder and chairman of executive outcomes eo where he trained sadf special forces in covert operations. Executive outcomes was a private military company founded by former lieutenantcolonel of the south african defence force eeben barlow in 1989. Composite warfare eeben barlow paperback books online. Executive outcomes was a private military company pmc founded in south africa by eeben barlow, a former lieutenantcolonel of the south african defence force, in 1989. In 1989, eeben barlow cofounded with simon mann, a former british sas officer, the private military company pmc executive outcomes eo in south africa. Dec 02, 2019 eeben barlow s milsec blog i saw active service in conventional, clandestine and covert units of the south african defence force.
May 01, 2018 click here to buy executive outcomes by eeben barlow on paperback and find more of your favourite historyworld books in rarus online book store. Executive outcomes in italiano risultati esecutivi, spesso abbreviata in eo, e stata una compagnia militare privata fondata in sudafrica dal tenente colonnello della south african defence force eeben barlow nel 1989 con dei soci, tra cui. The model on which all private military companies in iraq and afghanistan are based, executive outcomes was founded by the author to train other special forces in intelligence skills and provide security cover in dangerous situations to the commercial sector. Executive outcomes was a private military company pmc founded in south africa by eeben barlow, a former lieutenantcolonel of the south african defence. In may 2015, chairman eeben barlow described how sttep cooperating with a south african security firm, pilgrims africa ltd, based in lagos had assisted the nigerian government in its fight against the boko haram insurgents. This revised edition of the fascinating book executive outcomes, published by 30. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers. This book is an incredible account of the role executive outcomes played in africa in the late 80s. You will be able to buy eeben s book from the combined pretoriajohannesburg launch of my book executive outcomes.
At the insistence of the south african reserve bank, executive outcomes ltd was registered in the uk with eeben barlow, tony buckingham and former sas officer simon mann. Founded by author ecben barlow in the early 1990s he originally offered courses in intelligence to south africas special forces and security work to. Against all odds revised, updated, and reedited will take place on 25 may 2018 at industrial coffee works. Commissioned in the sadfs corps of engineers, he served as the sapper officer in several infantry battalions, and as second in command of 32 battalions reconnaissance wing. The model on which all private military companies in iraq and afg. During the years that it was active, the men of executive outcomes saved many thousands of lives. The model on which all private military companies in iraq and afghanistan are based, executive outcomes was founded by the author to train other special forces in intelligence skills and provide. The focus of the book is the angolan and sierra leonean contracts. Executive outcomes book against all odds, by eeben barlow, a former lieutenantcolonel in the permanent force of the south african defence force. Mercenary leader accuses nigeria of squandering gains against. It later became part of the south africanbased holding company strategic resource corporation. Barlow went on to found a private military company called executive outcomes. Barlow is well known for founding executive outcomes, a private military company that chalked up amazing successes in angola and sierra leone against anti. Against all odds, author eeben barlow sets the record straight, providing a chronicle of eos operations, his own experiences with the company and exposing the bad actors that threatened its existence and slandered its name with malicious conjecture.
I was the founder of the private military company pmc executive outcomes in 1989 and its chairman until i left in 1997. This is a featured item page, please use the menu on the left to return to the books main page, or the options below. The company operated for less than a decade and reportedly only had about a handful of clients during that time, but rumour, conjecture and reporting greatly exaggerated this at the time. To my surprise, the founder of executive outcomes, eeben barlow, wrote his own first hand account of his career in the sadf, the civil cooperation bureau, and eo. Founded by author eeben barlow in the early 1990s he originally offered. Lafras luitingh, ex maggiore e responsabile del reclutamento dei quinto reconnaissance commando, in sigla reccies, in sudafrica, e probabilmente come. It specialised in countering insurgencies and invasions of areas of strategic importance such as mining areas. Eeben barlow is the author of executive outcomes 4. Executive orders was a private military company founded by eeben barlow formerly of the sadf. Executive outcomes by eeben barlow, 9781919854199, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Executive outcomes eo is the model on which all private military companies pmcs operating in iraq and afghanistan are based. Eeben barlow left sadf after 16 years of service with little money and the company executive outcomes eo to his name, which he had ironically created to fund his ccb operation in europe. Eeben barlow s milsec blog i saw active service in conventional, clandestine and covert units of the south african defence force. Eeben barlow served as a commandant lieutenant colonel in several conventional, unconventional, and covert south african defence force units.
See the complete profile on linkedin and discover eebens connections and jobs at similar companies. Against all oddsgalagoseptember 1, 2007 the birth and history of executive outcomes, the south african private military company pmc some western governments, corporations and organisations desperately tried to stop. Sep 27, 2007 this book is an incredible account of the role executive outcomes played in africa in the late 80s. Until its closure in 1998, eo operated primarily in africa helping african governments that. Apr, 2018 eeben barlow s milsec blog i saw active service in conventional, clandestine and covert units of the south african defence force. Against all odds by barlow, eeben and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Executive outcomes by eeben barlow, 9781928359050, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Apr 16, 2018 view eeben barlows profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community.
Sep 27, 2007 executive outcomes by eeben barlow, 9781919854199, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. As a former south african defense force lieutenantcolonel, cofounder of private military company executive outcomes, and an expert author, barlow. Eeben barlow chairman sttep international ltd linkedin. Apr 24, 2017 barlow left executive outcomes in june 1997 and the company closed its doors in 1998. Executive outcomes against all odds eeben barlow on. Eeben has told his story, the story of executive outcomes as well as the story so common for african nations corruption. Eeben barlow and executive outcomes read the eagerly. Executive outcomes is the model on which all private military companies pmcs operating in iraq and afghanistan are based. Against all odds is a personal account of a company that gained fame and praise through its successes, and notoriety through its detractors. Executive outcomes was founded by the author to train other special forces in intelligence skills and provide security cover in dangerous situations to the commercial sector. It reads like an incident book that contains the sweet and sour of what was arguably one of the worlds most.
Eo developed training programs for south african special services. Weve covered barlow s history on this site for years, and now for the first time get the chance to speak with him on this twohour episode. At a time when much has been written and said about eo, the author, eeben barlow, succeeds in validating events precisely in executive outcomes. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading executive outcomes. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required. Against all odds is primarily an account of the iconic south african private military company pmc executive outcomes that operated in africa in the 1990s by its founder eeben barlow, a veteran of south african defense forces sadf 32 battalion reconnaissance wing, south africas military intelligence, and the controversial and secretive civil cooperation bureau ccb. Eeben barlow served as a lieutenantcolonel in the pre1994 south african defence force sadf in conventional, clandestine and covert units. The following text is an outtake from the 8th chapter of eeben barlows book, executive outcomes. He was the founder and chairman of executive outcomes eo where he trained sadf special forces in covert operations. This title is a galago exclusive and it is sold by galago only. After reading the account from a soldier on the ground four ball, one tracer. You can follow any responses to this entry through rss 2. South africas famously tough stance against mercenaries is the result of the success of one man eeben barlow, founder of executive outcomes eo.
The campaign gathered good momentum and wrested much of the initiative from the enemy, said colonel barlow, 62. Eeben barlows raw, immature writing style is redeemed by the subject matter. Against all odds and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. Founded by author eeben barlow in the early 1990s he originally offered courses in the intelligence to south africas special forces and.