The Lost Peace - Leadership in a Time of Horror and Hope, 1945-1953

In a striking reinterpretation of the years following World War II, best-selling author Robert Dallek examines why the leaders of the world''s most powerful nations - Roosevelt, Churchill, Stalin, Mao, de Gaulle, and Truman - relied on traditional power politics instead of learning from the tragedies of the war. The decisions they made during that time would have profound consequences and affect international politics for decades to come. The Lost Peace is a penetrating look at the misjudgments that caused so much suffering during this critical period, accelerating the nuclear arms race and extending the Cold War. Dallek, author of Nixon and Kissinger, has written a cautionary tale that not only offers important historical perspective, but also provides timely insight on America''s course into the future. Robert Dallek is the author of Nixon and Kissinger and An Unfinished Life: John F. Kennedy, 1917-1963, among other books. His writing has appeared in the New York Times, the Washington Post, The Atlantic Monthly, and Vanity Fair. He is an elected fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and of the Society of American Historians, for which he served as president in 2004-2005. He lives in Washington, D.C. ''Robert Dallek brings to this majestic work a profound understanding of history, a deep engagement in foreign policy, and a lifetime of studying leadership ... This seminal work deserves widespread attention.'' - Doris Kearns Goodwin

About the author

Robert Dallek is the author of An Unfinished Life: John F. Kennedy, 1917-1963 and Nixon and Kissinger, among other books. His writing has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Atlantic Monthly, and Vanity Fair. He lives in Washington, D.C.

Product details

• Authors: Robert Dallek, Dallek Robert
• Publisher: Harper Perennial USA
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.11.2011
• EAN: 9780061628672
• ISBN: 978-0-06-162867-2
• No. of pages: 432
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 27 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; HISTORY: WORLD, HISTORY: Modern / 20th Century, HISTORY: Military / World War II, POLITICAL SCIENCE: American Government / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE: Geopolitics, HISTORY: Europe / General, HISTORY: Military / Strategy, POLITICAL SCIENCE: History & Theory, POLITICAL SCIENCE: World / European, PHILOSOPHY: Political