Episode · Behind the Bastards · 2022-03-15
Books mentioned on Part One: Kissinger
We begin our epic six part series on Henry Kissinger: the Forest Gump of war crimes. FOOTNOTES: https://www.
Robert Evans discussed Kissinger by Niall Ferguson, Henry Kissinger and American Power by Thomas A. Schwartz, Kissinger's shadow by Greg Grandin, and The Decline of the West by Oswald Spengler and others.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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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“As this quote from Nile Ferguson's Kissinger, it's a book named Kissinger, like the guy makes clear, though no great athlete, Hines Kissinger was already a shrewd tactician”
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Henry Kissinger and American Power
Henry Kissinger and American Power by Thomas A.
Discussed“In his book, Henry Kissinger and American Power, Schwarz writes, "Kissinger and his brothers saw the progressive segregation, isolation, and humiliation the Jews of Ferth experienced.”
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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.
Discussed“I want to quote now from the book Kissinger's Shadow by Greg Grandon. From these thinkers, Kissinger cobbled together his own view of how history operated.”
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The Decline of the West
The Decline of the West by Oswald Spengler, Arthur Helps, and Charles Francis Atkinson is a sweeping historical and philosophical work that explores the cyclical rise and fall of civilizations.
Discussed“Spangler's book, The Decline of the West, is not something I am well equipped to describe or explain in detail, but Greg Grandon is, so I'm going to quote from him again.”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“And if you pre-order now from either of these independent bookstores or from AK Press, you'll get a custom signed copy of the book, which I think is pretty cool.”