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The Georgetown Set: Friends and Rivals in Cold War Washington
by Gregg Herken
rating: 4.0 (71 reviews)
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In the years after World War II, Georgetown’s leafy streets were home to an unlikely group of Cold Warriors who helped shape American strategy. This coterie of affluent, well-educated, and conn
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Amazon rank: #165,833
Price: $17.95
bound: 529 pages
Publisher: Vintage (October 28, 2014)
Language: English
ASIN: B00K4C3QOQ
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I....can't....say....that....I....liked....my....life....in....the....60's....with....the....constant....looming....threat....of....going....to....the....war....that....this....book....so....insanely....elucidatesJun....26,....2016....Tal....Fletcher....rated....it....it....was....amazing........review....of....another....edition....Be....sure....to....read....this....in....conjunction....with...."The....Devil's....Chessboard"....by....Talbot.These....two....books....describe....what....was....going....on....following....WWII....for....3....decades....which....set....into....being....what....resulted....in....mistrust....by....the....great....majority....of....the....NOT....ELECTED...."non-elites"....who....strongly....influenced....the....decisions....which....should....have....been....made....by....those....who....were....elected....during....these....past....3....-....4....decadesGregg..Herken..illuminates..the..drama..of..these..years..and..brings..this..remarkable..roster..of..men..and..women..and..their..world..not..only..out..into..the..open,..but..vividly..to..life.Product..IdentifiersISBN-100307271188ISBN-139780307271181Key..DetailsAuthorGregg..HerkenNumber..Of..Pages512..pagesFormatHardcoverPublication..Date2014-10-28LanguageEnglishPublisherKnopf..Doubleday..Publishing..GroupPublication..Year2014Additional..DetailsCopyright..Date2014IllustratedYesDimensionsWeight32.1..OzHeight1.5..In.Width6.6..In.Length9.6..In.Target..AudienceGroupTradeClassification..MethodLCCN2013-047033LC..Classification..NumberF202.G3H47..2014Dewey..Decimal975.3Dewey..Edition23ReviewsPraise..for..Gregg..Herken''s..The..Georgetown..Set:..Friends..and..Rivals..in..Cold..War..Washington.."It''s..the..great..gossip..text..and..comedy..of..manners..anatomizing..the..darkest..of..Cold..War..intrigueAt..wars..end,..he..was..awarded..the..Croix..de..Guerre..with..Palm..by..the..French..government..for..his..work..with..the..partisansBoth..brothers..lived..in..Georgetown,..a..sought-after,..upscale..suburb..of..Washington,..DC..inhabited..by..the..younger,..up-and-coming..denizens..of..the..government..and..its..allied..branches..and..offshootsIn...Georgetown,...people...who...have...fun...at...parties...probably...arent...getting...much...work...done..The..man..who..would..be..described..as..the..kinder,..gentler..Alsop,..and..a..more..human..version..of..his..older..brother,..added..a..needed..perspective..and..more..moderate..temperament..to..the..column..they..dubbed..Matter..of..Fact
Ellis..brings..the..exacting..scholarship,..shrewd..analysis,..and..lyric..prose..that..have..made..him..one..of..the..premier..historians..of..the..Revolutionary..eraDuring....the....same....period,....its....annual....budget....ballooned....from....under....$5....million....to....more....than....$80....million$30..What..we..have..here..is..a..very..strange..bookFood,...Household...&...PetsRegardless...of...how...you...feel...about...the...brothers...and...their...tactics,...they...had...an...undeniable...impact,...largely...unknown...today,...on...the...post-war...history...of...this...countryThe...abundant...libations...produced...wide-ranging...conversations...and,...at...times,...contentious...discussions...and...confrontationsI....read....it....a....year....ago,....but....still....think....about....it....regularlyView...Product...[...x...]...close...Stew..had..instead..joined..Britains..Kings..Royal..Rifle..Corps,..transferring..in..1944..to..Americas..Office..of..Strategic..Services,..where..he..became..a..member..of..the..legendary..OSS..Jedburghs,..three-man..commando..teams..who..had..parachuted..into..Nazi-occupied..France..to..aid..the..ResistanceNone...of...them...come...out...smelling...like...a...rose
Returning....from....World....War....II....(where....he....enlisted....in....the....U.SThe....author....does....an....excellent....job....weaving....together....the....relationships....of....all....who....comprised....the....Georgetown....setThe...result...is...a...book...that...buries...a...few...gems...about...Cold...War...D.CBut,..this..would..be..an..excellent..resource..for..anyone..with..an..avid..interest..in..U.SHerken....writes....with....flair....and....has....exceptional....command....of....his....material....and....sources....and....has....offered....a....unique....approach....to....the....causes....and....results....of....the....Cold....War....that....should....satisfy....academics....as....well....as....the....general....reader[A]....compulsively....readable....group....portrait....of....movers....and....shakers."....—BookPage“Herken....reveals....how,....after....World....War....II,....that....exclusive....Washington....enclave....was....home....to....a....coterie....of....wealthy,....well-educated,....and....well-connected....diplomats,....reporters,....and....spies....who....‘inspired,....promoted,....and—in....some....cases—personally....executed....America’s....winning....Cold....War....strategy.’.....more...flag...2...likesLike...see...review...He...was...literate,...excitable...and...persuasive...with...just...enough...superficial...acquaintance...with...the...situation...to...be...opinionated...and...to...appear...knowledgeable,...the...historian...Barbara...Tuchman,...a...noted...China...expert...and...Alsop...critic,...later...wrote.Joe...had...sided...with...Chennault...in...the...latters...protracted...feud...with...the...U.Sjournalists....had....on....policy,....and....how....government....officials....used....their....friendships....with....these....journalists....to....influence....public....opinion....on....various....foreign....policiesThe....skill....with....which....he....describes....the....players....in....Georgetown....is....not....to....be....missed."....--....Publisher''s....Weekly....(....starred)...."Herken....takes....a....rather....clever....idea....promising....titillating....gossip....among....neighbors....Joseph....Alsop,....Phil....Graham....and....John....F
flag...Like...see...review...To...a...small...degree...The...Georgetown...Set...is...indeed...that,...but...to...a...much...larger...degree...it...is...(A)...a...rehash...of...the...history...of...the...Cold...War...as...experienced...in...certain...Washington...circles...and...(B)...an...almost...obsessive...recapitulation...of...the...life...and...journalism...of...Joseph...AlsopSome...of...characters...in...the...Georgetown...set...included...Joe...Alsop,...Kather...From...the...end...of...WWII...until...Vietnam...Washington...was...a...totally...different...town...with...a...climate...so...alien...to...present...day...insiders...to...almost...foreignStew...had...instead...joined...Britains...Kings...Royal...Rifle...Corps,...transferring...in...1944...to...Americas...Office...of...Strategic...Services,...where...he...became...a...member...of...the...legendary...OSS...Jedburghs,...three-man...commando...teams...who...had...parachuted...into...Nazi-occupied...France...to...aid...the...ResistanceWisner....had....discovered....that....his....time....as....a....wartime....spy....chiefquartered....in....the....requisitioned....thirty-room....mansion....of....a....Bucharest....beer....magnate,....with....a....fleet....of....captured....Mercedes....in....the....courtyard....and....a....young....Romanian....princess....serving....as....his....self-described....hostessstill....held....a....siren-like....appealStewart....was....preparing....for....similar....Jedburgh....missions....in....Thailand....when....Japan....surrendered.Uninterested....in....the....prospect....of....returning....to....his....prewar....desk....job....as....an....editor....at....Doubleday....after....his....derring-do....with....the....OSS,....Stew....had....filled....out....an....application....for....the....Foreign....Service....before....deciding....to....throw....in....his....lot....with....Joe,....as....co-author....of....a....syndicated....political....column....for....the....New....York....Herald....TribuneWhen..the..author..tells..them..to..you..(attended..his..tour..of..Georgetown..and..author..talk..at..Politics&Prose),..they..come..alive..as..they..do..on..the..pages..of..his..book.I..couldn't..read..the..whole..thing,..though,..because..I..am..not..a..student..of..historyPay...Less.more...flag...Like...see...review...flag....Like....see....review.... 314064f7cc
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