Books by Brian Urquhart
A Life in Peace and War
by Brian Urquhart
The autobiography of Brian Urquhart, whose life for the first 40 years of the United Nations was more or less synonymous with that of the organization. He joined it before it really existed, in 1945, as a very young British soldier. He was there right from the beginning, and was particularly involved in the creation and running of UN peacekeeping.
Interviews where books by Brian Urquhart were recommended
The best books on The United Nations, recommended by Edward Mortimer
Edward Mortimer, the former Director of Communications to Kofi Annan talks about the need for reform, how when the Camp David talks broke down “the whole atmosphere in the organization became poison”, and his boss. He picks the best five books on the United Nations.
