â€œ[Urquhart is] an accomplished memoirist whose prose is graceful, often funny, and unfailingly readable. . . . [His] perspective on history is compelling. . . . Full of fascinating

A Life in Peace and War

â€œ[Urquhart is] an accomplished memoirist whose prose is graceful, often funny, and unfailingly readable. . . . [His] perspective on history is compelling. . . . Full of fascinating anecdotes and asides.â€ â€•Jonathan Kirsch, Los Angeles Times
How can peace be encouraged and sustained in a violent world? For nearly half a century at the United Nations, ultimately as Under Secretary-General for Special Political Affairs, Brian Urquhart wrestled with this problem at its front lines. Managing the United Nationsâ€™ peacekeeping operations in the worldâ€™s hot spotsâ€•the Congo in the aftermath of Patrice Lumumbaâ€™s assassination, Cyprus at the bloodiest moment of conflict between Greek and Turkish Cypriots, Kashmir, and, through the tragic cycle of four wars, the Middle Eastâ€•he has tested the limits, and the possibilities, of peacekeeping in the modern world.
Country USA
Brand HarperCollins Children's Books
Manufacturer Harpercollins
Binding Hardcover
EANs 9780060158408
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Country	USA
Brand	HarperCollins Children's Books
Manufacturer	Harpercollins
Binding	Hardcover
EANs	9780060158408
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

A Life in Peace and War