September 1961. UN Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld boards a plane into one of the most dangerous conflicts on earth: the Congo Crisis.
Independence had unleashed chaos—rebellion, assassination, mercenaries, foreign powers all clawing for control of a nation rich in minerals and rife with instability. In the middle stood Hammarskjöld, trying to hold the line for peace while the Cold War raged around him.
This episode sets the stage for his final journey. The stakes, the players, the madness. To understand what happened to Dag Hammarskjöld, you must first understand the fire he was flying into.
#DagHammarskjöld #DecodingTheUnicorn #CongoCrisis #ColdWarHistory #UNHistory #HistoryPodcast #PoliticalHistory #AfricanHistory #MysteryAndHistory #WorldAffairs #DiplomacyMatters #HistoryUncovered #IntoTheFire #SecretHistory
All passages from Decoding the Unicorn: A New Look at Dag Hammarskjöld © Sara Causey.
Sara’s award-winning biography of Dag can be found on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Decoding-Unicorn-New-Look-Hammarskj%C3%B6ld-ebook/dp/B0DSCS5PZT
Her forthcoming project, Simply Dag, will release globally on July 29, 2026.
Prefer to listen by audio?