Libya

In the past half-century, Libya's history has been dominated by the figure of Mu'ammar al-Qaddafi, the leader whom Nelson Mandela dubbed one of the revolutionary icons of our time. 'Libya' details the struggles of the state from Greek settlements in the fifth century BC to the infamous Lockerbie bombing. An enlightening introduction to the land which has been reviled by the West for decades as a repressive and hostile regime.St John, Ronald Bruce is the author of 'Libya', published 2008 under ISBN 9781851685981 and ISBN 1851685987.