United Nations
by Stanley Meisler · first published 1995
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With four new chapters, this updated edition of United Nations: A History completes the story of the UN's last sixty-five years, its successes and turbulent past. United Nations: A History begins with the creation of the organization in 1945. Although its aim was to prevent war, many conflicts have arisen, ranging from the Korean War to the Six-Day War, to genocide in Bosnia and Rwanda. Stanley Meisler's in-depth research examines the crises and many key political leaders. In this second edition, Meisler brings his popular history up to date with accounts of the power struggles of the last fif
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