The wise men : six friends and the world they made
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New York : Simon & Schuster, 2012, c1986.
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Acheson, Dean, -- 1893-1971.
Bohlen, Charles E. -- (Charles Eustis), -- 1904-1974.
Harriman, W. Averell -- (William Averell), -- 1891-1986.
Kennan, George F. -- (George Frost), -- 1904-2005.
Lovett, Robert A. -- (Robert Abercrombie), -- 1895-1986.
McCloy, John J. -- (John Jay), -- 1895-1989.
Statesmen -- United States -- Biography.
United States -- Foreign relations -- 20th century.
Bohlen, Charles E. -- (Charles Eustis), -- 1904-1974.
Harriman, W. Averell -- (William Averell), -- 1891-1986.
Kennan, George F. -- (George Frost), -- 1904-2005.
Lovett, Robert A. -- (Robert Abercrombie), -- 1895-1986.
McCloy, John J. -- (John Jay), -- 1895-1989.
Statesmen -- United States -- Biography.
United States -- Foreign relations -- 20th century.
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Published
New York : Simon & Schuster, 2012, c1986.
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Book
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853 pages, [16] pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Language
English
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Originally published: 1986.
General Note
"With a new introduction by the authors" --Cover.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. [809]-830) and index.
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"Six close friends shaped the role their country would play in the dangerous years following World War II. They were the original best and brightest, whose towering intellects, outsize personalities, and dramatic actions would bring order to the postwar chaos, and whose strong response to Soviet expansionism would leave a legacy that dominates American policy to this day. In April 1945, they converged to advise an untutored new president, Harry Truman. They were Averell Harriman, the freewheeling diplomat and Roosevelt's special envoy to Churchill and Stalin; Dean Acheson, the secretary of state who was more responsible for the Truman Doctrine than Truman and for the Marshall Plan than General Marshall; George Kennan, selfcast outsider and intellectual darling of the Washington elite; Robert Lovett, assistant secretary of war, undersecretary of state, and secretary of defense throughout the formative years of the Cold War; John McCloy, one of the nation's most influential private citizens; and Charles Bohlen, adroit diplomat and ambassador to the Soviet Union. Together they formulated a doctrine of Communist containment that was to be the foundation of American policy." --Front flap.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Isaacson, W., & Thomas, E. (20121986). The wise men: six friends and the world they made . Simon & Schuster.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Isaacson, Walter and Evan Thomas. 20121986. The Wise Men: Six Friends and the World They Made. Simon & Schuster.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Isaacson, Walter and Evan Thomas. The Wise Men: Six Friends and the World They Made Simon & Schuster, 20121986.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Isaacson, Walter., and Evan Thomas. The Wise Men: Six Friends and the World They Made Simon & Schuster, 20121986.
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