Chief of station, Congo : a memoir of 1960-67
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Published
New York : PublicAffairs, ©2007., New York : PublicAffairs, [2007].
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xi, 288 pages, [8] pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 25 cm.
Status
Spanish Peaks Library District - NONFICTION
967.5103 DEVLIN
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LC Subjects
Congo (Democratic Republic) -- Foreign relations -- United States.
Congo (Democratic Republic) -- History -- Civil War, 1960-1965 -- Personal narratives, American.
Devlin, Larry.
Diplomats -- United States -- Biography.
Espionage, American -- Congo (Democratic Republic) -- History -- 20th century.
Intelligence officers -- United States -- Biography.
United States -- Foreign relations -- Congo (Democratic Republic)
Congo (Democratic Republic) -- History -- Civil War, 1960-1965 -- Personal narratives, American.
Devlin, Larry.
Diplomats -- United States -- Biography.
Espionage, American -- Congo (Democratic Republic) -- History -- 20th century.
Intelligence officers -- United States -- Biography.
United States -- Foreign relations -- Congo (Democratic Republic)
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Published
New York : PublicAffairs, ©2007., New York : PublicAffairs, [2007].
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
UPC
99932636866
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
"Larry Devlin arrived as the new chief of station for the CIA in the Congo five days after the country had declared its independence, the army had mutinied, and governmental authority had collapsed. As he crossed the Congo River in an almost empty ferry boat, all he could see were lines of people trying to travel the other way-out of the Congo. Within his first two weeks he found himself on the wrong end of a revolver as militiamen played Russian-roulette, Congo style, with him. During his first year, the charismatic and reckless political leader, Patrice Lumumba, was murdered and Devlin was widely thought to have been entrusted with (he was) and to have carried out (he didn't) the assassination. Then he saved the life of Joseph Desire Mobutu, who carried out the military coup that presaged his own rise to political power. Devlin found himself at the heart of Africa, fighting for the future of perhaps the most strategically influential country on the continent, its borders shared with eight other nations. He met every significant political figure, from presidents to mercenaries, as he took the Cold War to one of the world's hottest zones. This is a classic political memoir from a master spy who lived in wildly dramatic times."--BOOK JACKET
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Devlin, L. (2007). Chief of station, Congo: a memoir of 1960-67 (First edition.). PublicAffairs.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Devlin, Larry. 2007. Chief of Station, Congo: A Memoir of 1960-67. PublicAffairs.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Devlin, Larry. Chief of Station, Congo: A Memoir of 1960-67 PublicAffairs, 2007.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Devlin, Larry. Chief of Station, Congo: A Memoir of 1960-67 First edition., PublicAffairs, 2007.
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