{"product_id":"the-brothers-john-foster-dulles-allen-dulles-and-their-secret-world-war-paperback","title":"The Brothers: John Foster Dulles, Allen Dulles, and Their Secret World War - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eStephen Kinzer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA joint biography of John Foster Dulles and Allen Dulles, who led the United States into an unseen war that decisively shaped today's world\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDuring the 1950s, when the Cold War was at its peak, two immensely powerful brothers led the United States into a series of foreign adventures whose effects are still shaking the world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJohn Foster Dulles was secretary of state while his brother, Allen Dulles, was director of the Central Intelligence Agency. In this book, Stephen Kinzer places their extraordinary lives against the background of American culture and history. He uses the framework of biography to ask: Why does the United States behave as it does in the world? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Brothers\u003c\/i\u003e explores hidden forces that shape the national psyche, from religious piety to Western movies-many of which are about a noble gunman who cleans up a lawless town by killing bad guys. This is how the Dulles brothers saw themselves, and how many Americans still see their country's role in the world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePropelled by a quintessentially American set of fears and delusions, the Dulles brothers launched violent campaigns against foreign leaders they saw as threats to the United States. These campaigns helped push countries from Guatemala to the Congo into long spirals of violence, led the United States into the Vietnam War, and laid the foundation for decades of hostility between the United States and countries from Cuba to Iran. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe story of the Dulles brothers is the story of America. It illuminates and helps explain the modern history of the United States and the world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews \u003c\/i\u003eBest Nonfiction Book of 2013\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStephen Kinzer\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eReset\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOverthrow\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAll the Shah's Men\u003c\/i\u003e, and numerous other books. An award-winning foreign correspondent, he served as the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e's bureau chief in Turkey, Germany, and Nicaragua and as the Boston Globe's Latin America correspondent. He is a visiting fellow at the Watson Institute for International Studies at Brown University, contributes to \u003ci\u003eThe New York Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e, and writes a column on world affairs for \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Boston.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 432\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 07, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52688408904013,"sku":"9781250053121","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0927\/3304\/7117\/files\/M2RRZENUd2FTbFZyNTBBVXREQlF5dz09.webp?v=1761942047","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.us\/products\/the-brothers-john-foster-dulles-allen-dulles-and-their-secret-world-war-paperback","provider":"belfastbooks.us","version":"1.0","type":"link"}