The Lost Peace

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

Robert Dallek

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Harper Collins
10 January 2012

History; General & world history; Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000

"""Robert Dallek brings to this majestic work a profound understanding of history, a deep engagement in foreign policy, and a lifetime of studying leadership. The story of what went wrong during the postwar period...has never been more intelligently explored."" —Doris Kearns Goodwin, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Team of Rivals

Robert Dalleck follows his bestselling Nixon and Kissenger: Partners in Power and An Unfinished Life: John F. Kennedy, 1917-1963 with this masterful account of the crucial period that shaped the postwar world. As the Obama Administration struggles to define its strategy for the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, Dallek's critical and compelling look at Truman, Churchill, Stalin, and other world leaders in the wake of World War II not only offers important historical perspective but provides timely insight on America's course into the future."

By: Robert Dallek
Imprint: Harper Collins
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 27mm
Weight: 474g
ISBN: 9780061628672
ISBN 10: 0061628670
Pages: 448
Publication Date: 10 January 2012
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

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, Washington Post, The Atlantic, 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.

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

An excellent book. -- The New York Times Book Review A perceptive work. . . . Veteran historian Dallek delivers a shrewd analysis of why world leaders failed to deliver a better world. -- Publishers Weekly Bound to provoke debate, Dallek's tome should engage the readership for world politics. -- Booklist 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