Mark Thatcher & Simon Mann's African coup

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1. African Coup
2. Fails Stupendously
3. Gulf of Guinea Tea
4. President Obiang, a.k.a. God
5. A Taste for Haute Couture
6. Coup Plot Revealed
7. The Scheme Goes Bad
8. 'Scratcher' Is Implicated
9. Law Bans 'War Dogs'
10. Britain's Billy Carter
11. Earning a Living-But How?
12. 'Old Etonian' Hubris
13. The Other Players
14. Bank Fallout in the United States
15. Oil Firms Eyed, Too
16. White House Links
17. Convictions and Sentences
18. Thatcher Goes Free
19. Bibliography