Book · 2013 · Biography & Autobiography
The Brothers: John Foster Dulles, Allen Dulles, and Their Secret World War
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And uh if you want to learn more, buying the brothers, which is where I'd recommend starting with Steven Kendzer, um and then the devil's chess board by David Talbin would will will that that will actually give you a pretty solid base of understanding of these guys and what they did.
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The best things said about it
I think the brothers one of Emily's favorite books. Is that right? it's a banger recommendation from Ryan. Yeah. Fantastic author read everything from Kinzer. read the brothers if you haven't yet.
Um again, if you want to read the book The Brothers by Steven Kendzer, you listening, it's a wonderful book. Actually, a lovely fan sent me a copy of it in the mail, a hard copy.
The book The Brothers by Stephen Kinzer gives a good overview of how these summer days on the lake tended to go.
And I'm going to quote from the brothers by Steven Kzer. A pro-American regime in Cuba led by the Conservative Party was seeking to hold power after losing an election.
Quote, All were gregarious, intrigued by possibilities, liked to do things, had three bright ideas a day, shared the optimism of stock market plungers, and were convinced that every problem had its handle, and that the CIA should find a way to reach it.
Why people recommend it
The Brothers: John Foster Dulles, Allen Dulles, and Their Secret World War by Stephen Kinzer is a gripping historical investigation into how two powerful brothers shaped American foreign policy and laid the groundwork for covert interventions during the Cold War. The book received high praise on Breaking Points, where the host called it a banger recommendation and urged listeners to read everything by Kinzer. Robert Evans strongly recommended Kinzer's book across multiple episodes of Behind the Bastards, telling listeners that it was the ideal place to start learning about the Dulles brothers and thanking a fan who mailed him a physical copy that ultimately inspired the podcast series. Evans utilized the book as a primary source to narrate the childhood summers of John Foster and Allen Dulles, to illustrate the mindset of the operatives Allen recruited into the newly formed CIA by reading passages about their boundless optimism and willingness to act, and to detail historical interventions such as U.S. involvement in Cuba and Iran. Through these recommendations and detailed historical retellings, the book is highlighted as an essential text for understanding the dark origins of modern American intelligence operations.
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Robert Evans Um again, if you want to read the book The Brothers by Steven Kendzer, you listening, it's a wonderful book… 5
“Quote, "All were gregarious, intrigued by possibilities, liked to do things, had three bright ideas a day, shared the optimism of stock market plungers, and were convinced that every problem had its handle, and that the CIA should find a way to reach it."”
“And uh if you want to learn more, buying the brothers, which is where I'd recommend starting with Steven Kendzer, um and then the devil's chess board by David Talbin would will will that that will actually give you a pretty solid base of understanding of these guys and what they did.”
“The book The Brothers by Steven Kinszer gives a good overview of how these summer days on the lake tended to go.”
“And I'm going to quote from the brothers by Steven Kzer. A pro-American regime in Cuba led by the Conservative Party was seeking to hold power after losing an election.”
“Um again, if you want to read the book The Brothers by Steven Kendzer, you listening, it's a wonderful book. Actually, a lovely fan sent me a copy of it in the mail, a hard copy.”
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“I think the brothers one of Emily's favorite books. Is that right? it's a banger recommendation from Ryan. Yeah. Fantastic author read everything from Kinzer. read the brothers if you haven't yet.”
