The Wise Men: Six Friends And The World They Made
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Edition: 2nd pr.,
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears. Page Condition: Good. Markings: No markings. Binding: Intact hardcover. No stickers or library stamps.
A landmark work of American political biography, The Wise Men chronicles the extraordinary lives of six men — Robert Lovett, John McCloy, Averell Harriman, Charles Bohlen, George Kennan, and Dean Acheson — who shaped the postwar world order from the corridors of Washington's most powerful institutions. Walter Isaacson and Evan Thomas present a sweeping narrative of how these East Coast patricians, bound by friendship and shared conviction, architected the Cold War strategy that defined American foreign policy for generations. With authoritative research and vivid storytelling, the book illuminates the creation of the Marshall Plan, NATO, and the doctrine of containment, illustrating how a tight-knit elite translated their Establishment values into global geopolitical action. Written with the urgency of the era it documents, it stands as an essential account of mid-twentieth-century American statecraft and the men who believed, with absolute certainty, that it was their duty to lead.
Author: Walter Isaacson & Evan Thomas
Format: Hardback
Published: 1986, Simon & Schuster
Genre: American history
Edition: 2nd pr.,
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears. Page Condition: Good. Markings: No markings. Binding: Intact hardcover. No stickers or library stamps.
A landmark work of American political biography, The Wise Men chronicles the extraordinary lives of six men — Robert Lovett, John McCloy, Averell Harriman, Charles Bohlen, George Kennan, and Dean Acheson — who shaped the postwar world order from the corridors of Washington's most powerful institutions. Walter Isaacson and Evan Thomas present a sweeping narrative of how these East Coast patricians, bound by friendship and shared conviction, architected the Cold War strategy that defined American foreign policy for generations. With authoritative research and vivid storytelling, the book illuminates the creation of the Marshall Plan, NATO, and the doctrine of containment, illustrating how a tight-knit elite translated their Establishment values into global geopolitical action. Written with the urgency of the era it documents, it stands as an essential account of mid-twentieth-century American statecraft and the men who believed, with absolute certainty, that it was their duty to lead.