Description

Chosen from The Ny Times Book Review as a Notable Book of the Entire Year Drawing on extensive interviews with George Kennan and unique use of his records, an eminent student of the Cold-War provides a revelatory resource of its struggling mastermind. In the late 1940s, George Kennan published two files, the "Long Telegram" and the "X Post," which set-forward the method of containment that will determine U.S. policy toward the Soviet Union for the following four years. This accomplishment alone would qualify him whilst the most important American diplomat of the Cold-War period.