Hostage nation
Subtitle: Colombia's guerrilla army and the failed war on drugs
By: by Victoria Bruce and Karin Hayes, with Jorge Enrique Botero.
Contributors: Hayes, Karin.; Botero, Jorge Enrique, 1956-
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 315
ISBN-13: 9780307271150
Subjects: Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia; Political kidnapping -- Colombia; Hostages -- Colombia; Guerrillas -- Colombia -- History -- 21st century; Drug control -- United States -- History -- 21st century; Colombia -- Politics and government -- 21st century
Description: "A blistering journalistic expose: an account of government negligence, corporate malfeasance, familial struggle, drugs, politics, murder, and a daring rescue operation in the Colombian jungle"--Page 2 of cover.
Notes: "A Borzoi Book."
Table of contents: title: These gringos fell to us from the sky; title: Rules of engagement; title: The elegant guerrilla; title: Friends and neighbors; title: Contractor; title: Making deals; title: The river queen; title: El Caguán; title: The exchangeables; title: Fallout; title: The 2nd crash; title: Botero; title: Proof of life; title: Capture and extradition; title: The jungle; title: Trial; title: Emmanuel; title: Tucker on the mountain; title: Operación Jaque; title: Reintegration.