Episode · Behind the Bastards · 2023-12-28
Books mentioned on CZM Rewind: Kissinger Parts 4-6
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Robert Evans recommended Kissinger's shadow by Greg Grandin, and discussed The Blood telegram by Gary J. Bass, Kissinger by Walter Isaacson, Kissinger by Niall Ferguson, Years of Renewal by Henry Kissinger, and The trial of Henry Kissinger by Christopher Hitchens.
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 Telegram by Gary Bass that I'm going to read now. Despite all his global facetime, Nixon was a solitary, awkward, reclusive man.”
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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“Uh, I'm going to quote now from Kissinger, a biography by Walter Isaxson. 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“Um, so I'm going to quote next from Nile Ferguson's Kissinger. Quote, "For the press, the story was irresistible. The dowbty Harvard professor reborn in Hollywood as Carrie Grant with a German accent."”
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Years of Renewal
Years of Renewal is a 1999 political memoir by former United States Secretary of State Henry Kissinger that chronicles his experiences and diplomatic maneuvers during the Gerald Ford administration.
Discussed“As Kissinger wrote in his 1999 memoir, Years of Renewal, Barzani's request triggered a flood of communications among US officials focused on two questions.”
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The trial of Henry Kissinger
The Trial of Henry Kissinger by Christopher Hitchens is a scathing investigative critique that examines the wartime actions and foreign policy decisions of the former U.S.
Discussed“Again, the subject of Kissinger's past sins was very much in the air at the time. Judges in both France and Spain were seeking Kissinger for questioning as the long simmering debate over his connection to Chilean General Austo Pinoa's brutal killing of dissident in the 70s returned with a vengeance, not least in Christopher Hitchens right ringing indictment, the”
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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 if you're 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's Shadow by Grandon.”
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Other mentions in this episode (2) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“Um you know Dave, when we tweeted about this, you asked, "Will there be blood?" And I I said there was going to be a blood telegram. This is what that is.”
“I I have a novel. Just Google AK Press After the Revolution. It's It's for pre-order now. You can still get it signed.”