The Brothers: John Foster Dulles, Allen Dulles, And Their Secret World War
by Stephen Kinzer /
2013 / English / Kindle
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A joint biography of John Foster Dulles and Allen Dulles, who led
the United States into an unseen war that decisively shaped
today’s world
A joint biography of John Foster Dulles and Allen Dulles, who led
the United States into an unseen war that decisively shaped
today’s world
During the 1950s, when the Cold War was at its peak, two
immensely powerful brothers led the United States into a series
of foreign adventures whose effects are still shaking the world.
During the 1950s, when the Cold War was at its peak, two
immensely powerful brothers led the United States into a series
of foreign adventures whose effects are still shaking the world.
John Foster Dulles was secretary of state while his brother,
Allen Dulles, was director of the Central Intelligence Agency. In
this book, Stephen Kinzer places their extraordinary lives
against the background of American culture and history. He uses
the framework of biography to ask: Why does the United States
behave as it does in the world?
John Foster Dulles was secretary of state while his brother,
Allen Dulles, was director of the Central Intelligence Agency. In
this book, Stephen Kinzer places their extraordinary lives
against the background of American culture and history. He uses
the framework of biography to ask: Why does the United States
behave as it does in the world?The Brothers
The Brothers explores hidden forces that shape the
national psyche, from religious piety to Western movies—many of
which are about a noble gunman who cleans up a lawless town by
killing bad guys. This is how the Dulles brothers saw themselves,
and how many Americans still see their country’s role in the
world.
explores hidden forces that shape the
national psyche, from religious piety to Western movies—many of
which are about a noble gunman who cleans up a lawless town by
killing bad guys. This is how the Dulles brothers saw themselves,
and how many Americans still see their country’s role in the
world.
Propelled by a quintessentially American set of fears and
delusions, the Dulles brothers launched violent campaigns against
foreign leaders they saw as threats to the United States. These
campaigns helped push countries from Guatemala to the Congo into
long spirals of violence, led the United States into the Vietnam
War, and laid the foundation for decades of hostility between the
United States and countries from Cuba to Iran.
Propelled by a quintessentially American set of fears and
delusions, the Dulles brothers launched violent campaigns against
foreign leaders they saw as threats to the United States. These
campaigns helped push countries from Guatemala to the Congo into
long spirals of violence, led the United States into the Vietnam
War, and laid the foundation for decades of hostility between the
United States and countries from Cuba to Iran.
The story of the Dulles brothers is the story of America. It
illuminates and helps explain the modern history of the United
States and the world.
The story of the Dulles brothers is the story of America. It
illuminates and helps explain the modern history of the United
States and the world.
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