| Dragon Rouge: The Rescue of Hostages in the Congo Contributor(s): Wagoner, Fred E. (Author) |
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ISBN: 141021057X ISBN-13: 9781410210579 Publisher: University Press of the Pacific OUR PRICE: $26.13 Product Type: Paperback Published: December 2003 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Africa - Central |
| Dewey: 967.510 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6.44" W x 8.54" (0.68 lbs) 232 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1960's - Cultural Region - Central Africa |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: International terrorism and the seizure of hostages for political purposes have become all too familiar events in Africa, the Middle East, Western Europe, England - no area seems to be immune - innocent civilians are being seized and held by those wishing to achieve ideological and political goals. When rebels held hostage American consular personnel and other civilians in Stanleyville, the Congo, in 1964, the United States was confronted with a unique crisis situation. In this exhaustively researched account, Colonel Fred Wagoner presents a chronological narrative of the events leading to the Belgian-American operation, DRAGON ROUGE, which successfully rescued Americans and Belgians held hostage in Stanleyville for 111 days. Based primarily on recently declassified and other original, unpublished sources, it is the compelling story of the ordeal of the hostages. It is also a story of decisionmaking in crisis, and an instructive account of how an international hostage crisis was managed. There are interesting insights into the complex factors, both domestic and international, which must be weighed in crisis decisionmaking, and an exploration of how the views of allies, adversaries, and the Third World were accommodated. |