Man Without a Gun One Diplomat's Secret Struggle to Free the Hostages, Fight Terrorism, and End a War

Name: Man Without a Gun One Diplomat's Secret Struggle to Free the Hostages, Fight Terrorism, and End a War
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ISBN: 9780812929102

ISBN-10: 0812929101

ISBN-13: 9780812929102

Edition: 1999

Authors: Giandomenico Picco

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The interlocutor, Terry Waite, was himself made captive in Lebanon whilst negotiating the release of hostages. Giandomenico Picco describes his own successful negotiations to release the Lebanon hostages, relying only on his own capabilities.

Book details

List price: $27.50
Copyright year: 1999
Publisher: Crown Publishing Group
Publication date: 5/11/1999
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 334
Size: 6.50" wide x 9.75" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 1.386



Acknowledgments


The Middle East


Prologue: Washington, Damascus, Teheran: Spring 1992


The Making of an International Civil Servant: The Cold War Incubation


Afghan Tales: The Last Battle of the Cold War


Peacemaking: The Secretary-General Becomes a Player


The Soviet Union and Iran: Unwitting Midwives for a New United Nations


A Different Kind of Diplomat


The Iran-Iraq War: Securing the Peace


A Quid pro Quo with Iran


A Dangerous Game with Many Players


Beirut: Anatomy of the Deal


A Terrorist Across the Table


From a Mullah to a Rabbi


Jackie Mann: The First Marathon in Beirut


Jesse Turner: Lost in Beirut


Waite and Sutherland: Raising the Ante


Cicippio, Steen, Anderson: The Heart of a Lion


Those Beyond Reach


The Last Hostage


Epilogue: Out of the Shadows


Cast of Characters


Selected Bibliography


Index