Nixon and Kissinger: Partners in Power

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Nixon and Kissinger: Partners in Power
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Robert Dallek
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:752
Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 129
ISBN/Barcode 9780141018140
ClassificationsDewey:973.9240922
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
Imprint Penguin Books Ltd
Publication Date 3 April 2008
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

A gripping portrait of two complex men who despised each other but needed each other - and shaped the course of world history In this epic and revelatory joint biography, one of America's most distinguished historians probes the lives and times of two unlikely leaders whose partnership dominated the world stage and changed the course of history. Tapping into a wealth of recently declassified documents and tapes, Robert Dallek uncovers fascinating details about Nixon and Kissinger's tumultuous personal relationship and the extent to which they struggled to outdo each other in the reach for foreign policy achievements. He also brilliantly analyzes their dealings with power brokers at home and abroad, while recognizing how both men were continually plotting to distract the American public's attention from the growing scandal of Watergate. Authoritative, illuminating and deeply engrossing, Nixon and Kissinger provides a startling new portrait and a new understanding of the immense power and sway these two men held in affecting world history.

Author Biography

Robert Dallek is the author of John F. Kennedy- An Unfinished Life, 1917-1963 and he won the Bancroft Prize for his classic two-volume biography of Lyndon Johnson, Lone Star Rising and Flawed Giant. 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.