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(0)Zach Vertin
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Language
English
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Description
The birth of South Sudan was celebrated world-wide, a triumph acclaimed not only by its long-oppressed people, but by three presidents and millions of Americans. But just two years later, South Sudan's freedom-fighters plunged their new nation back into chaos, shattering the promise of liberation and exposing the hubris of their American backers.
This is the epic story of paradise won, then lost. Vertin's firsthand accounts-from war zones to the...
Author
Publisher
Pegasus Books
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
xxv, 497 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color), maps (some color) ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
The birth of South Sudan was celebrated the world round--a triumph for global justice and the end of one of the world?s most devastating wars. The Republic?s historic independence was acclaimed not only by its long-oppressed people, but by three U.S. presidents and the legions of Americans who championed their cause. But the celebration would not last; South Sudan?s freedom-fighters soon plunged their new nation back into chaos, shattering the promise...