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Brothers: John Foster Dulles, Allen Dulles, and Their Secret World War by Stephen Kinzer (2014, Trade Paperback)
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PublisherSt. Martin's Press
ISBN-101250053129
ISBN-139781250053121
eBay Product ID (ePID)177526850
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Book TitleBrothers: John Foster Dulles, Allen Dulles, and Their Secret World War
Number of Pages432 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2014
TopicUnited States / 20th Century, Espionage, Intelligence & Espionage, International Relations / General, Political
IllustratorYes
GenrePolitical Science, True Crime, Biography & Autobiography, History
AuthorStephen Kinzer
FormatTrade Paperback
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Item Height1.1 in
Item Weight13.4 Oz
Item Length8.3 in
Item Width5.5 in
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ReviewsStephen Kinzer's sparkling new biography...suggests that the story of the Dulles brothers is the story of America., "[A] fluently written, ingeniously researched, thrillerish work of popular history... Mr. Kinzer has brightened his dark tale with an abundance of racy stories. Gossip nips at the heels of history on nearly every page." -- The Wall Street Journal "Anyone wanting to know why the United States is hated across much of the world need look no farther than this book... A riveting chronicle." -- The New York Times Book Review " [The Brothers] is a bracing, disturbing and serious study of the exercise of American global power... Kinzer, a former foreign correspondent for the New York Times , displays a commanding grasp of the vast documentary record, taking the reader deep inside the first decades of the Cold War. He brings a veteran journalist's sense of character, moment and detail. And he writes with a cool and frequently elegant style." -- The Washington Post "[A] fast-paced and often gripping dual biography." -- The Boston Globe "Stephen Kinzer's sparkling new biography...suggests that the story of the Dulles brothers is the story of America." -- Washington Monthly "Two exceptionally important stories take up the bulk of Kinzer's book, and both are told with considerable insight and disciplined prose." -- Bookforum "The errors of the Dulles brothers are vividly described in this highly entertaining book...A thoroughly informative book." -- Revista: The Harvard Review of Latin America "A historical critique sure to spark debate." -- Booklist "The culmination of an oeuvre ( All the Shah's Men, Overthrow and others) featuring the Dulles brothers in supporting roles, The Brothers draws them from the shadows, provoking a reevaluation of their influence and its effects." -- Kirkus.com "A secret history, enriched and calmly retold; a shocking account of the misuse of American corporate, political and media power; a shaming reflection on the moral manners of post imperial Europe; and an essential allegory for our own times." -- John le Carré "Kinzer tells the fascinating story of the Dulles brothers, central figures in U.S. foreign policy and intelligence activities for over four decades. He describes U.S. efforts to change governments during this period in Iran, Guatemala, Vietnam, Cuba, and other countries in exciting detail." -- John Deutch, former director, Central Intelligence Agency "As someone who reported from the Communist prison yard of Eastern Europe, I knew that the Cold War really was a struggle between Good and Evil. But Stephen Kinzer, in this compressed, richly-detailed polemic, demonstrates how at least in the 1950s it might have been waged with more subtlety than it was." -- Robert D. Kaplan, author of The Revenge of Geography "A disturbing, provocative, important book. Stephen Kinzer vividly brings the Dulles brothers, once paragons of American Cold War supremacy, to life and makes a strong case against the dangers of American exceptionalism." -- Evan Thomas, author of Ike's Bluff: President Eisenhower's Secret Battle to Save the World "The Dulles brothers, one a self-righteous prude, the other a charming libertine, shared a common vision: a world run from Washington by people like themselves. With ruthless determination, they pursued, acquired, and wielded power, heedless of the consequences for others. They left behind a legacy of mischief. Theirs is a whale of a story and Stephen Kinzer tells it with verve, insight, and just the right amount of indignation." -- Andrew J. Bacevich, author of Washington Rules: America's Path to Permanent War, The culmination of an oeuvre ( All the Shah's Men, Overthrow and others) featuring the Dulles brothers in supporting roles, The Brothers draws them from the shadows, provoking a reevaluation of their influence and its effects., As someone who reported from the Communist prison yard of Eastern Europe, I knew that the Cold War really was a struggle between Good and Evil. But Stephen Kinzer, in this compressed, richly-detailed polemic, demonstrates how at least in the 1950s it might have been waged with more subtlety than it was., The errors of the Dulles brothers are vividly described in this highly entertaining book...A thoroughly informative book., Anyone wanting to know why the United States is hated across much of the world need look no farther than this book... A riveting chronicle., Kinzer tells the fascinating story of the Dulles brothers, central figures in U.S. foreign policy and intelligence activities for over four decades. He describes U.S. efforts to change governments during this period in Iran, Guatemala, Vietnam, Cuba, and other countries in exciting detail., "[A] fluently written, ingeniously researched, thrillerish work of popular history... Mr. Kinzer has brightened his dark tale with an abundance of racy stories. Gossip nips at the heels of history on nearly every page." -- The Wall Street Journal "Anyone wanting to know why the United States is hated across much of the world need look no farther than this book... A riveting chronicle." -- The New York Times Book Review " [The Brothers] is a bracing, disturbing and serious study of the exercise of American global power... Kinzer, a former foreign correspondent for the New York Times , displays a commanding grasp of the vast documentary record, taking the reader deep inside the first decades of the Cold War. He brings a veteran journalist's sense of character, moment and detail. And he writes with a cool and frequently elegant style." -- The Washington Post "[A] fast-paced and often gripping dual biography." -- The Boston Globe "Stephen Kinzer's sparkling new biography...suggests that the story of the Dulles brothers is the story of America." -- Washington Monthly "Two exceptionally important stories take up the bulk of Kinzer's book, and both are told with considerable insight and disciplined prose." -- Bookforum "The errors of the Dulles brothers are vividly described in this highly entertaining book...A thoroughly informative book." -- Revista: The Harvard Review of Latin America "A historical critique sure to spark debate." -- Booklist "The culmination of an oeuvre ( All the Shah's Men, Overthrow and others) featuring the Dulles brothers in supporting roles, The Brothers draws them from the shadows, provoking a reevaluation of their influence and its effects." -- Kirkus.com "A secret history, enriched and calmly retold; a shocking account of the misuse of American corporate, political and media power; a shaming reflection on the moral manners of post imperial Europe; and an essential allegory for our own times." -- John le Carr "Kinzer tells the fascinating story of the Dulles brothers, central figures in U.S. foreign policy and intelligence activities for over four decades. He describes U.S. efforts to change governments during this period in Iran, Guatemala, Vietnam, Cuba, and other countries in exciting detail." -- John Deutch, former director, Central Intelligence Agency "As someone who reported from the Communist prison yard of Eastern Europe, I knew that the Cold War really was a struggle between Good and Evil. But Stephen Kinzer, in this compressed, richly-detailed polemic, demonstrates how at least in the 1950s it might have been waged with more subtlety than it was." -- Robert D. Kaplan, author of The Revenge of Geography "A disturbing, provocative, important book. Stephen Kinzer vividly brings the Dulles brothers, once paragons of American Cold War supremacy, to life and makes a strong case against the dangers of American exceptionalism." -- Evan Thomas, author of Ike's Bluff: President Eisenhower's Secret Battle to Save the World "The Dulles brothers, one a self-righteous prude, the other a charming libertine, shared a common vision: a world run from Washington by people like themselves. With ruthless determination, they pursued, acquired, and wielded power, heedless of the consequences for others. They left behind a legacy of mischief. Theirs is a whale of a story and Stephen Kinzer tells it with verve, insight, and just the right amount of indignation." -- Andrew J. Bacevich, author of Washington Rules: America's Path to Permanent War, "Anyone wanting to know why the United States is hated across much of the world need look no farther than this book. . . . A riveting chronicle."- The New York Times Book Review "A secret history, enriched and calmly retold; a shocking account of the misuse of American corporate, political and media power; a shaming reflection on the moral manners of post imperial Europe; and an essential allegory for our own times."-John le Carré, Two exceptionally important stories take up the bulk of Kinzer's book, and both are told with considerable insight and disciplined prose., [A] fluently written, ingeniously researched, thrillerish work of popular history... Mr. Kinzer has brightened his dark tale with an abundance of racy stories. Gossip nips at the heels of history on nearly every page., A secret history, enriched and calmly retold; a shocking account of the misuse of American corporate, political and media power; a shaming reflection on the moral manners of post imperial Europe; and an essential allegory for our own times., [The Brothers] is a bracing, disturbing and serious study of the exercise of American global power... Kinzer, a former foreign correspondent for the New York Times , displays a commanding grasp of the vast documentary record, taking the reader deep inside the first decades of the Cold War. He brings a veteran journalist's sense of character, moment and detail. And he writes with a cool and frequently elegant style., The Dulles brothers, one a self-righteous prude, the other a charming libertine, shared a common vision: a world run from Washington by people like themselves. With ruthless determination, they pursued, acquired, and wielded power, heedless of the consequences for others. They left behind a legacy of mischief. Theirs is a whale of a story and Stephen Kinzer tells it with verve, insight, and just the right amount of indignation., Named a Best Book of the Year by TheAtlantic.com and Kirkus Reviews "[A] fluently written, ingeniously researched, thrillerish work of popular history… Mr. Kinzer has brightened his dark tale with an abundance of racy stories. Gossip nips at the heels of history on nearly every page." The Wall Street Journal "Anyone wanting to know why the United States is hated across much of the world need look no farther than this book... A riveting chronicle." The New York Times Book Review " [The Brothers] is a bracing, disturbing and serious study of the exercise of American global power… Kinzer, a former foreign correspondent for the New York Times , displays a commanding grasp of the vast documentary record, taking the reader deep inside the first decades of the Cold War. He brings a veteran journalist's sense of character, moment and detail. And he writes with a cool and frequently elegant style."- The Washington Post "[A] fast-paced and often gripping dual biography."- The Boston Globe "Stephen Kinzer's sparkling new biography...suggests that the story of the Dulles brothers is the story of America."- Washington Monthly "Two exceptionally important stories take up the bulk of Kinzer's book, and both are told with considerable insight and disciplined prose."- Bookforum "The errors of the Dulles brothers are vividly described in this highly entertaining book…A thoroughly informative book."- Revista: The Harvard Review of Latin America "A historical critique sure to spark debate."- Booklist "The culmination of an oeuvre ( All the Shah's Men, Overthrow and others) featuring the Dulles brothers in supporting roles, The Brothers draws them from the shadows, provoking a reevaluation of their influence and its effects."-Kirkus.com "A secret history, enriched and calmly retold; a shocking account of the misuse of American corporate, political and media power; a shaming reflection on the moral manners of post imperial Europe; and an essential allegory for our own times."-John le Carré "Kinzer tells the fascinating story of the Dulles brothers, central figures in U.S. foreign policy and intelligence activities for over four decades. He describes U.S. efforts to change governments during this period in Iran, Guatemala, Vietnam, Cuba, and other countries in exciting detail."-John Deutch, former director, Central Intelligence Agency "As someone who reported from the Communist prison yard of Eastern Europe, I knew that the Cold War really was a struggle between Good and Evil. But Stephen Kinzer, in this compressed, richly-detailed polemic, demonstrates how at least in the 1950s it might have been waged with more subtlety than it was."-Robert D. Kaplan, author of The Revenge of Geography "A disturbing, provocative, important book. Stephen Kinzer vividly brings the Dulles brothers, once paragons of American Cold War supremacy, to life and makes a strong case against the dangers of American exceptionalism."-Evan Thomas, author of Ike's Bluff: President Eisenhower's Secret Battle to Save the World "The Dulles brothers, one a self-righteous prude, the other a charming libertine, shared a common vision: a world run from Washington by people like themselves. With ruthless determination, they pursued, acquired, and wielded power, heedless of the consequences for others. They left behind a legacy of mischief. Theirs is a whale of a story and Stephen Kinzer tells it with verve, insight, and just the right amount of indignation."-Andrew J. Bacevich, author of Washington Rules: America's Path to Permanent War, A disturbing, provocative, important book. Stephen Kinzer vividly brings the Dulles brothers, once paragons of American Cold War supremacy, to life and makes a strong case against the dangers of American exceptionalism.
Dewey Decimal327.127300922
Table Of ContentIntroduction 1 PART I: TWO BROTHERS 1. Unmentionable Happenings 7 2. The Taint of My Environment 37 3. Dull, Duller, Dulles 63 4. That Fella from Wall Street 86 PART II: SIX MONSTERS 5. A Whirling Dervish with a College Education 119 6. The Most Forthright Pro-Communist 147 7. A Matchless Interplay of Ruthlessness and Guile 175 8. The Self-Intoxicated President 216 9. The Tall, Goateed Radical 247 10. The Bearded Strongman 284 PART III: ONE CENTURY 11. A Face of God 311 Notes 329 Bibliography 368 Acknowledgments 383 Index 385
SynopsisA joint biography of John Foster Dulles and Allen Dulles, who led the United States into an unseen war that decisively shaped today's world During the 1950s, when the Cold War was at its peak, two immensely powerful brothers led the United States into a series of foreign adventures whose effects are still shaking the world. John Foster Dulles was secretary of state while his brother, Allen Dulles, was director of the Central Intelligence Agency. In this book, Stephen Kinzer places their extraordinary lives against the background of American culture and history. He uses the framework of biography to ask: Why does the United States behave as it does in the world? The Brothers explores hidden forces that shape the national psyche, from religious piety to Western movies-many of which are about a noble gunman who cleans up a lawless town by killing bad guys. This is how the Dulles brothers saw themselves, and how many Americans still see their country's role in the world. Propelled by a quintessentially American set of fears and delusions, the Dulles brothers launched violent campaigns against foreign leaders they saw as threats to the United States. These campaigns helped push countries from Guatemala to the Congo into long spirals of violence, led the United States into the Vietnam War, and laid the foundation for decades of hostility between the United States and countries from Cuba to Iran. The story of the Dulles brothers is the story of America. It illuminates and helps explain the modern history of the United States and the world. A Kirkus Reviews Best Nonfiction Book of 2013
LC Classification NumberE748.D868K56 2014
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