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A private war : an American code officer in the Belgian Congo / Robert Laxalt.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Laxalt, Robert, 1923-
- Series:
- Battle Born Series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Laxalt, Robert, 1923-2001.
- Laxalt, Robert.
- World War, 1939-1945--Secret service--United States.
- World War, 1939-1945.
- World War, 1939-1945--Cryptography.
- World War, 1939-1945--Congo (Democratic Republic).
- World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American.
- Uranium mines and mining--Congo (Democratic Republic)--History--20th century.
- Uranium mines and mining.
- World War, 1939-1945--Equipment and supplies.
- Cryptographers--United States--Biography.
- Cryptographers.
- World War, 1939-1945--Congo (Democratic Republic)--Kinshasa.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- History.
- Personal narratives -- American.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (x, 103 p. ) ill., maps ;
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Reno : University of Nevada Press, c1998.
- Summary:
- Contains the memoirs of Robert Laxalt, an American code officer in the Belgian Congo during World War Two, his personal struggles at being rejected for military service, and the role he played in the fight for control of the valuable uranium mines.
- Notes:
- Maps on lining papers.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 0-87417-415-5
- OCLC:
- 1561173751
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