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George F. Kennan : an American life / John Lewis Gaddis.
A remarkably revealing view of how this greatest of Cold War strategists came to doubt his strategy and always doubted himself.
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- ISBN: 9781594203121
- ISBN: 1594203121
- Physical Description: 784 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : facsimiles, photographs, portraits ; 25 cm
- Publisher: New York : Penguin Press, 2011.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [703]-762) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Childhood: 1904-1921 -- Princeton: 1921-1925 -- Foreign Service: 1925-1931 -- Marriage--and Moscow: 1931-1933 -- Origins of Soviet-American relations: 1933-1936 -- Rediscovering America: 1936-1938 -- Czechoslovakia and Germany: 1938-1941 -- United States at war: 1941-1944 -- Back in the U.S.S.R.: 1944-1945 -- A very long telegram: 1945-1946 -- A grand strategic education: 1946 -- Mr. X: 1947 -- Policy planner: 1947-1948 -- Policy dissenter: 1948 -- Reprieve: 1949 -- Disengagement: 1950 -- Public figure, private doubts: 1950-1951 -- Mr. Ambassador: 1952 -- Finding a niche: 1953-1955 -- A rare possibility of usefulness: 1955-1958 -- Kennedy and Yugoslavia: 1958-1963 -- Counter-cultural critic: 1963-1968 -- Prophet of the Apocalypse: 1968-1980 -- A precarious vindication: 1980-1990 -- Last things: 1991-2005 -- Epilogue: greatness -- Abbreviations to notes and bibliography. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newton Co PL - Lake Village Memorial Township Library | BIO KENNAN (Text) | 71561000106458 | Biography | Available | - |
| Newton Co PL - Morocco Community Library | BIO KENNAN (Text) | 71561000106459 | NWPLMBiography | Available | - |
