The embassy : a story of war and diplomacy
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New York, NY : Beaufort Books, 2016.
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Central - Adult Nonfiction
966.6203 PARAD
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966.6203 PARAD
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Published
New York, NY : Beaufort Books, 2016.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
xxi, 376 pages : black ; 24 cm
Language
English
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Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 355-367), filmography and index.
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In a distant war, in a city under siege, U.S. Ambassador John W. Blaney faced a terrible choice: abandon the mission or risk the lives of his team to give diplomacy a last chance... In 2003, Liberia was one of the most dangerous and isolated countries in the world. President Charles Taylor, a feared warlord, presided over a fractured state and countless unruly militiamen and child soldiers as two rebel armies marched to depose him. When an international court indicted Taylor for war crimes, the rebels attacked the capital and months of vicious fighting ensued. With Washington split on how to respond and pressure mounting to shutter the chancery once and for all, the Ambassador kept the flag flying. The U.S. embassy served as a rallying point for international efforts to save Liberia. West African peacekeepers backed by U.S. forces prepared to deploy, but a final, merciless attack by the rebels left the capital split and Taylor's forces dug in for a last, blood-soaked stand. With no margin for error, the Ambassador and his team made three forays across the front lines in a desperate bid to broker a local ceasefire that would lift the siege, stop the killing, and give space for peace to take root.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Paradiso, D. (2016). The embassy: a story of war and diplomacy (First edition.). Beaufort Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Paradiso, Dante. 2016. The Embassy: A Story of War and Diplomacy. Beaufort Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Paradiso, Dante. The Embassy: A Story of War and Diplomacy Beaufort Books, 2016.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Paradiso, Dante. The Embassy: A Story of War and Diplomacy First edition., Beaufort Books, 2016.
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