The Hawk and the Dove: Paul Nitze, George Kennan, and the History of the Cold War

By: Nicholas Thompson

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Synopsis: Only two Americans held positions of great influence throughout the Cold War. The two men embodied opposing strategies for winning the conflict. Yet they dined together, attended the weddings of each other's children, and remained lifelong friends. Paul Nitze was a consummate insider who believed the best way to avoid a nuclear clash was to prepare to win one. George Kennan was a diplomat turned academic whose famous "X article" persuasively argued that we should contain the Soviet Union while waiting for it to collapse from within. A masterly double biography,The Hawk and the Dove"does an inspired job of telling the story of the Cold War through the careers of two of its most interesting and important figures" (The Washington Monthly).

Book Quality:: Excellent
Book Size:: 403 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9780312658861
Publisher:: Picador
Date of Addition:: 03/28/12
Copyrighted By:: Nicholas Thompson
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: History, Military, Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs, Politics and Government
Submitted By:: Texas A&M University
Proofread By:: Texas A&M University
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.