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An excellent book by John Lewis Gaddis (published by Penguin; 784 pages) in which the author had access to Kennan's diaries and private papers. From these sources Gaddis showed that diplomacy was only part of Kennan's life. Kennan had a love for history, philosophy, poetry, carpentry, sailing, and playing his guitar. Gaddis was able to provide his readers how Kennan's long telegram of 5,000 words sent from the U.S. Embassy in Moscow set the stage of the Cold War; that containment was the way to confront the Soviet Union. And, Gaddis provided us that Kennan was unhappy of the U.S. containment in practice. Gaddis gives us much of the human side of Kennan- with all his flaws included. This biography shows how Kennan help to shape U.S. diplomacy in the last half of the 20th century. I consider this book a must read for those undergraduate political science students and young U.S. State Department employees. Read full review
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The book adds extensive information to a class on The Cold War that I'm taking.
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