Crisis in the Congo

by James Bell

Book Overview

Belgian Congo 1960. A time of great upheaval and uncertainty at the height of the Cold War, African independence movements, political assassinations, provincial secessions, the quest for pure uranium and white mercenary movements. A revolutionary time, largely forgotten today, that shaped the future of the world's most tragic country. On the evening of September 17, 1961, Dag Hammarskjold boarded a DC-6 in Leopoldville, Congo (now Kinshasa) and settled...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1500519618
• ISBN13: 9781500519612
• Release Date: March 2015
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 322 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"