Captive in the Congo
Subtitle: a consul's return to the heart of darkness
By: Michael P.E. Hoyt.
Publisher: Naval Institute Press
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Annapolis, Md
Language: eng
Number of pages: 275
Subjects: Hoyt, Michael P. E. -- Captivity, 1964.; Hostages -- Congo (Democratic Republic) -- Biography.; Diplomats -- United States -- Biography.; Congo (Democratic Republic) -- History -- Civil War, 1960-1965 -- Personal narratives, American.; Congo (Democratic Republic) -- History -- Civil War, 1960-1965 -- Atrocities.
Genres: Biography.
Description: "Taken hostage by Congolese rebels at the U.S. consulate he headed in Stanleyville, Michael Hoyt provides the first inside account of the 1964 seizure of the American consulate staff and their 111 days of captivity. Their struggle to stay alive and their dramatic rescue offer a gripping story of courage, frustration, and survival.

The first time that Americans had been held hostage since the Barnaby pirate days of the 1800s, the incident described here presents valuable lessons both for the future conduct of hostages and the policies that deal with this type of terrorism."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 265-267) and index.
"An ADST-DACOR diplomats and diplomacy book."