MILITARY HUMOR AT IT'S BEST ."Operation Hermes" is the dramatic sequel to the satirical novel, "War under the Mango Tree." The story resumes two years after a high-tech American manhunt killed the notorious warlord Daniel Odoki. Now, an economic crisis and popular uprising have pushed the Democratic Republic of Gisawi (DRoG) to the brink of chaos. === President Namono, the country's aging autocrat, appears ready to abandon Washington in favor of Beijing, raising fears of a new superpower rivalry emerging in Africa. When a popular uprising in Africa threatens to topple a corrupt American ally, soldiers, spies, and diplomats race against time and each other to find a suitable replacement. Will it be the president's hard-drinking playboy son, Fabrice? His power-hungry wife and handbag connoisseur, Charity? Or the ambitious defense minister, Mugaba Odongo. The GISAWI CHRONICLES: War Under the Mango Tree; Operation Hermes; The Third Force.