Three years after independence, South Sudan was lowest ranked in the list of failed states. First Raise a Flag details one of the most dramatic failures in the history of international state-building. This is the story of an epic fight for freedom. Many have fought, but South Sudan did the impossible, and won. It was an extraordinary, unprecedented experiment. Half a century later, with millions massacred in Africa's longest war, the continent's biggest country split in two. When South Sudan's war began, the Beatles were playing their first hits and reaching the moon was an astronaut's dream. To learn more about how and for what purposes Amazon uses personal information (such as Amazon Store order history), please visit our Privacy Notice. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie Preferences, as described in the Cookie Notice. Click ‘Customise Cookies’ to decline these cookies, make more detailed choices, or learn more. Third parties use cookies for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalised ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products.

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First Raise A Flag by Peter Martell