“A book about the Angolan armed forces is a book about the history of Angola...our history, the history of a constant struggle for the development and security of a people. As the book clearly shows, it was a struggle in which the armed forces held fast as the bastion of national identity and the central pillar of the Angolan people and state. This book is the product of a unique doctoral thesis in International Relations in Portugal. This is a historical and analytical examination of the role of the Angolan Armed Forces as instruments of Angola's foreign policy. At a time when my country is a member of the United Nations Security Council, this book is also a unique opportunity to get to know Angola and her armed forces and for us to find more about ourselves as Angolans. My sincere congratulations to the author. “ - 2015, Mário Pinto de Andrade