Reviews

The Lumumba Plot: The Secret History of the CIA and a Cold War Assassination by Stuart A. Reid

sl4u's review

informative medium-paced

3.0

bigdaddystout's review against another edition

dark informative slow-paced

5.0

This is by far the best researched, most extensive account of the Congo Crisis. Essential reading for anyone interested in a history of US foreign policy or Africa. 

amyjo25's review against another edition

informative reflective slow-paced

3.5

aprlynt48's review against another edition

emotional informative tense slow-paced

4.25

coltmalt's review

informative medium-paced

3.5

A good recap of the congo crisis. The book is well researches and written; however, it lacks a critical lense. I was also surprised by the lack of focus on the resource politics. 

sherri_larue's review

challenging dark informative sad tense medium-paced

4.25

hgurhan's review

informative medium-paced

3.25

Thorough but focused on the western perspective, would liked to have seen more detail on the specifics of Lumumba’s leadership that threatened western imperialism and capitalism so much (was discussed but vaguely). Would also have liked to have some perspective from Congolese as the timeline went on.

tomothy95's review

dark informative medium-paced

5.0

christalnoel's review

dark sad tense medium-paced

4.0

suryamshu's review

informative sad fast-paced

5.0