Kissinger's year: 1973

1973 should have been Kissinger's year of triumph--a time to bask in his hard-won achievements and build on his successes. Kissinger's strategy of opening the door to China and détente with the Soviet Union had been judged an overwhelming success. After furthering his policy of realpolitik...

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1. Verfasser: Horne, Alistair 1925-2011 (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: London Weidenfeld & Nicolson 2009
Ausgabe:1. publ. in Great Britain
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Zusammenfassung:1973 should have been Kissinger's year of triumph--a time to bask in his hard-won achievements and build on his successes. Kissinger's strategy of opening the door to China and détente with the Soviet Union had been judged an overwhelming success. After furthering his policy of realpolitik through backchannel diplomacy during Nixon's first term, Kissinger was finally awarded the plum position of Secretary of State. But then major events shattered whatever peace and calm America had attained: defeat in Vietnam; then Watergate, culminating in Nixon's resignation; war in the Middle East; and finally an economic collapse caused by the Arab oil embargo. Rather than progressing on all fronts, as he had expected, Kissinger would confront some of the most critical policy challenges of his career. Based on full access to the subject and his papers, this is an intimate portrait of a man, a country, and a presidency at a critical point.--From publisher description
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references (p. 409-436) and index
Beschreibung:XVI, 457 S. Ill. 25 cm
ISBN:9780297850915

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