Who Killed Hammarskjold? by Susan Williams

Paperback / softback. New. A shocking expose of the true story behind the death of the much-beloved UN Secretary General, Dag Hammarskjold

Hurst and Company, 2011. First Edition. Softcover. Good/No Jacket. 8x1x5. Wraps are shelf rubbed with a sticker on the back. Binding is secure. Pages are neat with no inscriptions or annotations. JHK.. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

pp. 340 . Papeback. New.

C. Hurst & Co Publishers, 2016-12-29. Paperback. Very Good. 2.9949 in x 21.3959 in x 13.7817 in.

ISBN: 9781849048026
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
29 December 2016
Paperback | 340 pages
Description
One of the outstanding mysteries of the twentieth century, and one with huge political resonance, is the death of Dag Hammarskjold and his UN team in a plane crash in central Africa in 1961. Just minutes after midnight, his aircraft plunged into thick forest in the British colony of Northern Rhodesia (Zambia), abruptly ending his mission to bring peace to the Congo. Across the world, many suspected sabotage, accusing the multi-nationals and the governments of Britain, Belgium, the USA and South Africa of involvement in the disaster. These suspicions have never gone away.British High Commissioner Lord Alport was waiting at the airport when the aircraft crashed nearby. He bizarrely insisted to the airport management that Hammarskjold had flown elsewhere - even though his aircraft was reported overhead. This postponed a search for so long that the wreckage of the plane was not found for fifteen hours.… Read More