Acheson - The Secretary of State Who Created the American World

Zusatztext "To understand America's role in the world today! you have to understand Acheson! one of the century's most influential and colorful statesmen. And Chace does. He portrays him as a brilliant realist who had the ability and desire to assure that the United States was willing to assert its power." -- Walter Isaacson! author of Kissinger Informationen zum Autor Rebecca Chase, an actress and playwright, has writtten for THE NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE and THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW,among other publications. Klappentext Dean Acheson was the most important secretary of state of the 20th century who shaped America's vision of the world in the WW II aftermath and a man of action, the driving force behind the Truman Doctrine, the Marshall Plan, and NATO. "New York Times" Notable Book. 33 photos, one map. Zusammenfassung The Secretary of State Who Created the American World This is the authoritative biography of Dean Acheson! the most important and controversial secretary of state of the twentieth century. It is an important and dramatic work of history chronicling the momentous decisions! events! and fascinating personalities of the most critical decades of the American Century.

Product details

• Authors: James Chace, Chace James
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster USA
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 11.12.2007
• EAN: 9781416548652
• ISBN: 978-1-4165-4865-2
• No. of pages: 512
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 32 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Political, Biography: general, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / General, HISTORY / General, Biography: philosophy and social sciences, Biography: adventurers and explorers