Check nearby libraries
Buy this book
No American statesman has been as revered or as reviled as Henry Kissinger. Once hailed as "Super K"--the "indispensable man" whose advice has been sought by every president from Kennedy to Obama--he has also been hounded by conspiracy theorists for evidence of Machiavellian malfeasance. Yet as Niall Ferguson shows in this magisterial two-volume biography, drawing not only on Kissinger's hitherto closed private papers but also on documents from more than a hundred archives around the world, the idea of Kissinger as the ruthless arch-realist is based on a profound misunderstanding. The first half of Kissinger's life is usually skimmed over as a quintessential tale of American ascent: the Jewish refugee from Hitler's Germany who made it to the White House. But in this first of two volumes, Ferguson shows that what Kissinger achieved before his appointment as Richard Nixon's national security adviser was astonishing in its own right. This is the story of one of the most important strategic thinkers America has ever produced. It is also a political Bildungsroman, explaining how "Dr. Strangelove" ended up as consigliere to a politician he had always abhorred. The essential account of an extraordinary life, it recasts the Cold War world.--Adapted from book jacket.
Check nearby libraries
Buy this book
Subjects
Biography, Foreign relations, Statesmen, New York Times reviewed, Statesmen, biography, Statesmen, united states, United states, politics and government, 1945-1953, United states, foreign relations, 1945-1989, Kissinger, henry, 1923-People
Henry Kissinger (1923-)Places
United StatesTimes
1969-1974Showing 2 featured editions. View all 2 editions?
Edition | Availability |
---|---|
1 |
aaaa
Libraries near you:
WorldCat
|
2
Kissinger: The Idealist, 1923-1968
Sep 29, 2015, Brilliance Audio Lib Edn
preloaded digital audio player
1501279106 9781501279102
|
zzzz
Libraries near you:
WorldCat
|
Book Details
Table of Contents
Edition Notes
Contains primary source material.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 925-945) and index.
Classifications
The Physical Object
ID Numbers
Links outside Open Library
Community Reviews (0)
Feedback?History
- Created May 15, 2019
- 7 revisions
Wikipedia citation
×CloseCopy and paste this code into your Wikipedia page. Need help?
January 15, 2023 | Edited by ImportBot | import existing book |
December 20, 2022 | Edited by MARC Bot | import existing book |
May 1, 2022 | Edited by dcapillae | merge authors |
October 8, 2021 | Edited by ImportBot | import existing book |
May 15, 2019 | Created by MARC Bot | Imported from marc_openlibraries_phillipsacademy MARC record. |