Based on interviews and historical record, this is a biography of the 4th president of the World Bank, who transformed the bank from a relatively passive investment organisation into an active leader of world development. He worked closely with the UN, supporting education and agriculture.
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Based on interviews and historical record, this is a biography of the 4th president of the World Bank, who transformed the bank from a relatively passive investment organisation into an active leader of world development. He worked closely with the UN, supporting education and agriculture.
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Like New. Size: 9x6x1; [From the library of Benjamin B. King. ] Hardcover and dust jacket. Good binding and cover. Minor shelf wear. Clean, unmarked pages. King is mentioned in this book. "Benjamin B. King was an intelligence officer for the British Royal Air Force during World War II and long term World Bank employee. After World War 2 broke out in Europe in September 1939, he joined the British Royal Air Force as a 'penguin' who could not fly because of eyesight problems. He was assigned to Coastal Command at the airbase in Wick in the very north of Scotland, which provided defense for Britain in the North Sea, engaging the Germany Navy and Air Force. After his stint at Wick, Ben was transferred to the vital but vulnerable British base at Gibraltar off the coast of Spain, where the British monitored German and Italian military operations in the Western Mediterranean. While in Gibraltar, one of his tasks was to listen to Luftwaffe radio communications and track the movement of German and Italian airplanes. After Gibraltar, Ben was called back to Britain and assigned to the secret British code-breaking operations at Bletchley Park in England, which played a critical role in the Allies' war effort by monitoring and decoding German military communications and ultimately breaking the German Enigma code."-Obit.
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Fine in fine dust jacket. Signed by author. Inscribed to former Secretary of State WARREN CHRISTOPHER and his wife, there is a typewritten note laid in by Christopher's son stating that the book came from Christopher's Summer estate in Santa Barbara. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 257 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade.
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