Winner of the 2012 Pulitzer Prize in Biography Widely and enthusiastically acclaimed, this is the authorized, definitive biography of one of the most fascinating but troubled figures of the twentieth century by the nation's leading Cold War historian. In the late 1940s, George F. Kennan--then a bright but, relatively obscure American diplomat--wrote the long telegram and the X article. These two documents laid out United States' strategy for containing the Soviet Union--a strategy which Kennan himself questioned in later years. Based on exclusive access to Kennan and his archives, this landmark history illuminates a life that both mirrored and shaped the century it spanned.
By:
John Lewis Gaddis Imprint: Penguin Country of Publication: United States Dimensions:
Height: 213mm,
Width: 139mm,
Spine: 45mm
Weight: 714g ISBN:9780143122159 ISBN 10: 0143122150 Publication Date:24 October 2012 Recommended Age: From 18 years Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
Winner of National Book Critics Circle Awards.
Winner of New York Historical Society American History Book Prize.
Winner of New-York Historical Society American History Book Prize.
