Tropic Thunder in Suriname

Suriname became independent in 1975 under the Netherlands' decolonisation program. Bureaucratic mismanagement by the democratic government led to a military coup in 1980 and ultimately a civil war that lasted from 1986 to 1992. The volume is illustrated by more than 120 contemporary photographs, maps and authentic colour profiles.

Sander Peeters was born in Dubai, in the UAE in 1978. Peeters spent most of his youth travelling around the world, where he became passionate about history and aviation. Living in Suriname from 1987 to 1991, he experienced many of the affairs depicted in this volume first-hand. After earning his master's degree in chemical engineering, he followed in his parents' footsteps and worked all over the globe in various industries, being employed in the Middle East, Southeast Asia and Europe before currently settling in Canada. This is his first title for Helion's '@War' series.