Episode · Behind the Bastards · 2024-01-02
Books mentioned on CZM Rewind: Kissinger Parts 4-6 | BEHIND THE BASTARDS
Robert Evans recommended Kissinger's shadow by Greg Grandin, and discussed The Blood telegram by Gary J. Bass, Kissinger by Walter Isaacson, and Kissinger by Niall Ferguson.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Blood telegram
The Blood Telegram by Gary J.
Discussed“there is an incredible paragraph from the book The Blood te telegram by Gary bass that I'm going to read now”
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Kissinger
Kissinger by Walter Isaacson is a comprehensive and deeply revealing 1992 biography that chronicles the life, political power, and diplomatic maneuvers of Henry Kissinger.
Discussed“i'm going to quote now from Kissinger a biography by Walter Isaacson Kissinger's secret with women was not all that different from his one with men whom he wanted to charm”
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Kissinger
Kissinger by Niall Ferguson is a comprehensive historical biography examining the early life and political rise of the influential American statesman Henry Kissinger.
Discussed“so i'm going to quote next from n Ferguson's Kissinger quote for the press the story was irresistible”
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Kissinger's shadow
Why people recommend it: Detailing the toxic reach of American foreign policy and the complex intellectual origins of state power, Kissinger's Shadow by Greg Grandin offers a sweeping critical examination of Henry Kissinger.
Recommended“the most comprehensive biography of Henry Kissinger and the one i would if you looking if you're looking for just a book on Kissinger's influence in like the US and how toxic it was i recommend Kissinger Shadow by grandon”
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Other mentions in this episode (4) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“and the blood telegram really goes into detail about this guy one of the very few cases of a powerful State depart or a state department official with some power who's like a genuinely good person”
“so on one occasion Henry was more honest than usual with one of his female friends Oriana falace who's an Italian author and a former World War II partisan”
“returned with a Vengeance not leased in Christopher hitch's right ringing indictment the trial of Henry Kissinger”
“in 2003 he opened up his White House archives to a British historian named NY Ferguson whose book also just titled Kissinger i've cited a few times”