{"product_id":"the-wise-men-six-friends-and-the-world-they-made-paperback","title":"The Wise Men: Six Friends and the World They Made - 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\u003eWalter Isaacson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eEvan Thomas\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWith a new introduction by the authors, this is the classic account of the American statesmen who rebuilt the world after the catastrophe of World War II.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA captivating blend of personal biography and public drama, \u003ci\u003eThe Wise Men \u003c\/i\u003eintroduces six close friends who shaped the role their country would play in the dangerous years following World War II. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThey were the original best and brightest, whose towering intellects, outsize personalities, and dramatic actions would bring order to the postwar chaos and leave a legacy that dominates American policy to this day. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Wise Men \u003c\/i\u003eshares the stories of 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, self-cast 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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eWalter Isaacson, a professor of history at Tulane, has been CEO of the Aspen Institute, chair of CNN, and editor of \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eLeonardo da Vinci\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Innovators\u003c\/i\u003e;\u003ci\u003e Steve Jobs\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eEinstein: His Life and Universe\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eBenjamin Franklin: An American Life\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eKissinger: A Biography\u003c\/i\u003e, and the coauthor of\u003ci\u003e The Wise Men: Six Friends and the World They Made. \u003c\/i\u003eVisit him at Isaacson.Tulane.edu. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEvan Thomas is the author of ten books, including the New York Times bestsellers JOHN PAUL JONES, SEA OF THUNDER, and FIRST: SANDRA DAY O'CONNOR. Thomas was a writer, correspondent, and editor for thirty-three years at Time and Newsweek, including ten years as Newsweek's Washington bureau chief. He appears regularly on many TV and radio talk shows. Thomas has taught at Harvard and Princeton.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 864\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.42 x 8.85 x 6.63 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 June 04, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53124897341773,"sku":"9781476728827","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0927\/3304\/7117\/files\/SHJhbFNzTmtSWU40RnJ5c2dSZFlIZz09.webp?v=1767606925","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.us\/products\/the-wise-men-six-friends-and-the-world-they-made-paperback","provider":"belfastbooks.us","version":"1.0","type":"link"}