The Dogs Of War - Author Frederick Forsyth

Sir James Manson - smooth, ruthless City tycoon discovered the existence of a ten billion dollar mountain of platinum in the remote African republic of Zangaro.

With a hired army of trained mercenaries, Manson planned to topple the government of Zangaro and replace its dictator with a puppet president.

But news of the platinum had leaked to Russia - and suddenly Manson found he no longer made the rules in a power-game where the stakes had become terrifyingly high.....