The Lumumba Plot: The Secret History of the CIA and a Cold War Assassination

by Stuart A. Reid

Book Overview

The New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice - A spellbinding work of history that reads like a Cold War spy thriller--about the U.S.-sanctioned plot to assassinate the democratically elected leader of the newly independent Congo

A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: The New Yorker, The Economist, Financial Times

"This is one of the best books I have read in years . . . gripping, full of colorful characters, and strange plot...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1984899147
• ISBN13: 9781984899149
• Release Date: November 2024
• Publisher: Vintage
• Length: 656 Pages
• Weight: 1.17 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 5.2" x 8.0"