dallek robert author (9 risultati)

Paperback. Condizione: Brand New. 424 pages. 7.56x5.12x1.26 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condizione: As New. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. Staehle, Will (jacket design); Dallek, Geraldine (author photograph) (illustratore). 1st Edition. As new condition black boards, black spine, and gold spine lettering contained in a fine condition non price-clipped photographic dust jacket. Includes List of Other Books by Robert Dallek; Author Dedication; Preface; Epilogue; Acknowledgments; Sources; Notes; Bibliography; Photo Credits and Index. Illustrated with a section of black-and-white photographic plates. "With the publication of his magisterial biography of John F. Kennedy, An Unfinished Life, Robert Dallek cemented his reputation as one of the greatest historians of our time. Now, in this epic joint biography, he offers a provocative, groundbreaking portrait of a pair of outsize leaders whose unlikely partnership dominated the world stage and changed the course of history. More than thirty years after working side-by-side in the White House, Richard Nixon and Henry Kissinger remain two of the most compelling, contradictory, and powerful men in America in the second half of the twentieth century. While their personalities could hardly have seemed more different, they were drawn together by the same magnetic force. Both were largely self-made men, brimming with ambition, driven by their own inner demons, and often ruthless in pursuit of their goals. At the height of their power, the collaboration and rivalry between them led to a sweeping series of policies that would leave a defining mark on the Nixon presidency. Tapping into a wealth of recently declassified archives, 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 achievements in foreign affairs. Dallek also brilliantly analyzes their dealings with power brokers at home and abroad - including the nightmare of Vietnam, the unprecedented opening to China, detente with the Soviet Union, the Yom Kippur War in the Middle East, the disastrous overthrow of Allende in Chile, and growing tensions between India and Pakistan - while recognizing how both men were continually plotting to distract the American public's attention from the growing scandal of Watergate. With unprecedented detail, Dallek reveals Nixon's erratic behavior during Watergate and the extent to which Kissinger was complicit in trying to help Nixon use national security to prevent his impeachment or resignation. Illuminating, authoritative, revelatory, and utterly engrossing, Nixon and Kissinger provides a startling new picture of the immense power and sway these two men held in changing world history." - from the inner front and rear jacket flaps.

Paperback. Condizione: Brand New. 864 pages. 7.76x5.08x1.77 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Condizione: Brand New. 768 pages. 7.72x5.08x1.54 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Condizione: Brand New. 424 pages. 7.56x5.12x1.26 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Condizione: Brand New. 768 pages. 7.72x5.08x1.54 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. Pulice, Mario J. (jacket design); Corbis (jacket photograph); Canpolat/Conners (author photograph) (illustratore). 1st Edition. Fine condition maroon cloth boards with silver spine lettering contained in a fine condition non price-clipped photographic dust jacket. Includes List of Other Books by Robert Dallek; Author Dedication and Preliminary Page Quote by William Butler Yeats; Preface; Epilogue; Acknowledgments; Sources; Notes; Bibliography and Index. Illustrated with a section of black-and-white photographic plates. "An Unfinished Life is the first authoritative single volume life of John F. Kennedy to be written in nearly four decades. Drawing upon firsthand sources, freshly unearthed documents, and never-before-opened archives, prizewinning historian Robert Dallek reveals more than we ever knew about Jack Kennedy, forever changing the way we think about his life, his presidency, and his legacy. In a tale that stretches back to Ireland, An Unfinished Life describes the birth of the Kennedy dynasty, the complexity of Jack's early years, and the mixture of adulation and resentment that tangled his relationships with his mother, Rose, and his father, Joseph. Forced into the shadow of his older brother, Joe, Jack struggled to find a place for himself until World War II, when he became a national hero and launched his career. Dallek reveals for the first time the full story of Kennedy's wartime actions - including the machinations that got him into the war despite severe disabilities - and the true details of how Joe was killed, opening the door to Jack's ascendancy. Here is the gripping story of Jack's first political campaigns and his transformation from an awkward speaker to a brilliant politician with irresistible charm. [The book] explores Jack's work as a senator from Massachusetts, carries us through the fiercely contested 1960 campaign against Nixon, and takes us on to the White House itself. We learn for the first time how and why Bobby was chosen to serve as attorney general, how JFK selected Lyndon Johnson to be vice president, and how they and the rest of Kennedy's team - Bundy, McNamara, Schlesinger, Sorensen, Rusk, and others - faced the Bay of Pigs, threats against civil rights activists in the South, the conflict in Laos, the Cuban missile crisis, the struggle for a test ban treaty, and the assassination of Diem. Dallek reveals fascinating new details about each of these challenges and many more, and gives us a picture of Kennedy as a man very much in command of his times - able, soon after arriving in the Oval Office, to wage a secret war against his own generals when they advocated first use of atomic bombs in situations Kennedy felt certain would lead to an all-out nuclear war. [The book] also discloses for the very first time that Kennedy was far sicker than we ever knew. While laboring to present an image of robust good health, Kennedy was secretly in and out of hospitals throughout his life, so ill that he was administered last rites on several different occasions. Kennedy's ever-worsening health left him propped up by a secret combination of medications throughout his presidency, while behind closed doors he required assistance for even such basic acts as climbing stairs. The revelations about Kennedy's health throughout this biography force a complete reevaluation of Kennedy's reputation and provide a fuller look inside his life and his motivations than has ever before been possible. Robert Dallek has created a vivid portrait of a man who, because he knew how close he was to death, lived as much as he could - sometimes hurting others in the process. We meet a young Jackie, follow their courtship, and watch their marriage in public and private. Dallek explores Kennedy's many infidelities, revealing some for the first time ever. [The book] also gives us a brilliantly detailed portrait of the deep bond between Jack and Bobby, and of their enduringly complicated relationship with their father. Never shying away from Kennedy's weaknesses, Dallek also brilliantly explores his strengths." - excerpt from the jacket flaps.

Hardcover. Collector's edition. Octavo, Two volumes. In Very Good minus condition. Spines are blue with gold print, raised bands.Boards in blue leather cloth. Text blocks have gilt edges, gold ribbon markers; second volume has slightly shaken binding. Illustrated: b&w plates (photographs). CONTENTS: [Vol. 1.] 1908-1960, Lone Star Rising (xiv, 721 pages) [Vol. 2.] 1961-1973, Flawed Giant (xiv, 754 pages). [Oversized book(s). Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers, please inquire for rates]. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column W. 1406369. FP New Rockville Stock.

Paperback. Condizione: Brand New. 864 pages. Spanish language. 8.98x5.91x2.13 inches. In Stock.