Paul Kennedy is a Professor of History at Yale University. His books include The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers and Preparing for the Twenty-First Century. He was born and brought up in Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
An artful study . . . that helps to set the record straight. . . . His assemblage of data is extraordinary. -- The New York Times Kennedy traces this . . . story with concision, grace, and fairness. Nearly every page contains some delicious morsel . . . reflecting Kennedy's intelligence and deep knowledge of world affairs. -- San Francisco Chronicle Amid the morass of commissions and conferences, and failures like Rwanda, he manages to find something convincingly heroic. -- The New Yorker