Eugene de Kock: Assassin for the State

Jansen, Anemari

ISBN 10: 0624070271 / ISBN 13: 9780624070276

Editore: Tafelberg Publishers Ltd, 2015

Riguardo questo articolo

The wraps are a little shelf rubbed and edge worn. The text within the book is clear and bright. The binding is excellent. GK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Codice articolo 6oyyf

Dati bibliografici

Titolo: Eugene de Kock: Assassin for the State

Casa editrice: Tafelberg Publishers Ltd

Data di pubblicazione: 2015

Legatura: Softcover

Condizione: Very Good

Edizione: First Edition.

Descrizione articolo

Riassunto:

The blood of several anti-apartheid activists is on Eugene de Kock's hands and for most South Africans he represents prime evil. Is there any humaneness to be found in the man who many call a monster; and how did he come to be an 'assassin for the state'? Anemari Jansen went in search of answers by looking at De Kock's strict upbringing, his first exposure to gruesome scenes as a young police officer on the East Rand and in the Border War where he became a hunter of people. Jansen had exclusive access to De Kock's family as well as former Koevoet and Vlakplaas colleagues. She paints a picture of a highly intelligent but complex individual who was an outsider since childhood. De Kock also made his diaries and an unpublished manuscript available to her from which she quotes extensively. In his own words, De Kock is scathingly honest and he doesn't shy away from describing atrocities in detail or identifying the superiors from whom he received his orders. The book sketches an era and the environment in which Vlakplaas took place, but also offers a unique insight into De Kock's soul and his humanity.