Duel at the Brink
John Foster Dulles' Command of American Power
Description:... "The first year following John Foster Dulles' death found many of the statesmen with whom he dealt still on the scene. Their disclosures to these authors have been the principal source of the new information about Dulles that is presented in this book. Some of these new insights into his record as Secretary of State weigh heavily in his favor; some of them severely against him. In the light of this fuller view of his behind-the-scenes operations, he remains formidable and controversial. Working simultaneously in Washington and abroad, we have confined ourselves to the turbulent years of his Secretaryship, from 1953 to 1959, and to the distinctive Dulles issues." - Authors' note.
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