A Private War: An American Code Officer in the Belgian Congo - Couverture souple

Laxalt, Robert

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0874173248 ISBN 13 : 9780874173246

Editeur : University of Nevada Press, 1998

Synopsis

This memoir recalls Robert Laxalt's services in a remote jungle outpost, in the Belgian Congo. The Allies and the Germans were struggling to control a mine, it lay deep in the Congo and produced a little-known mineral called uranium. It is also shows Laxalt's personal battle with himself.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Robert Laxalt grew up in Carson City, Nevada. He attended Santa Clara University in California and later graduated from the University of Nevada, Reno. He joined the staff of the University of Nevada in 1954, serving first as director of News and Publications and later as director of the University of Nevada Press, which he founded. He was named a Reynolds Distinguished Visiting Professor and was the first occupant of the Distinguished Nevada Author Chair. The author of seventeen books and many national magazine articles, his work has received international critical acclaim. He lived in Washoe Valley until his death in 2001.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: University of Nevada Press
• Date d'édition: 1998
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0874173248
• ISBN 13: 9780874173246
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 96
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible