Johnston, Charles Hepburn

The View from Steamer Point: Three Crucial Years in South Arabia

New York: Fredrick A. Praeger, 1964. 224, illus., endpaper maps, index, some darkening & foxing ins bds & flyleaves, DJ soiled: small tears, some edge wear, small chips. Fore-edge soiled. The author served as British Ambassador to Jordan from the middle of the Suez Crisis of 1956 until 1960. For the next three years, first as Governor and then as High Commissioner, he presided over the delicate and controversial process of merging Aden with the Federation of South Arabia. Condition: fair to good, fair to good.

Keywords: Jordan, Aden, South Arabia, British Empire, Middle East, Diplomacy, Suez Crisis

[Book #13102]

Price: $45.00