{"product_id":"9780241240649","title":"Operation Morthor : The Last Great Mystery of the Cold War","description":"\u003cp\u003eAuthor(s): Somaiya, Ravi, \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Hardback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 06\/08\/2020,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 304 pages,\u003cbr\u003e Series: N\/A, \u003cbr\u003eImprint: Viking,\u003cbr\u003e Published By: Penguin Books Ltd,\u003cbr\u003e Book Classification: Congo, The Cold War, Espionage \u0026amp; secret services\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9780241240649\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDescription:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA PLANE CRASH IN THE JUNGLE. A LEGENDARY STATESMAN DEAD. A TRAGIC ACCIDENT... \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOR THE ULTIMATE CONSPIRACY?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor nearly sixty years, the circumstances surrounding the death of renowned diplomat Dag Hammarskjoeld have remained one of the Cold War's most tightly guarded secrets. Now, with exclusive evidence, investigative journalist Ravi Somaiya finally uncovers the truth.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e In 1961 the Congo was in crisis, fragmented and at war with itself.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe streets of Leopoldville, the capital, were crawling with CIA operatives, MI6 agents and Soviet infiltrators. Belgian colonialists, Rhodesian white supremacists and corporate mercenaries massed in the south of the country. The chaos conspired to make it one of the most dangerous places on earth.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUN Secretary General Dag Hammarskjoeld, the man John F. Kennedy called 'the greatest statesman of our century' flew into the maelstrom. He was an idealist.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Congo's best hope for peace and independence. But en route to a diplomatic summit to reunite the country, Hammarskjoeld's plane mysteriously disappeared. Soon afterward he was discovered dead in the smoking wreckage, an Ace of Spades playing card placed on his body.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA riveting work of investigative journalism based on new evidence, recently revealed first-hand accounts, and groundbreaking interviews, Operation Morthor reveals the plot behind one of the longest-standing murder mysteries of the Cold War, with dark implications for governments and corporations alike.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Winstones","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":35547718647961,"sku":"9780241240649","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0423\/0240\/6809\/products\/9780241240649.jpg?v=1601399913","url":"https:\/\/winstonebooks.pro\/products\/9780241240649","provider":"Winstone's Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}