Episode · Behind the Bastards · 2022-03-17
Books mentioned on Part Two: Kissinger
Robert is joined again by Gareth Reynolds & Dave Anthony (The Dollop) for part two of our epic six part series on Henry Kissinger. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.
Robert Evans discussed Nuclear weapons and foreign policy by Henry Kissinger, The Necessity for Choice by Henry A. Kissinger, Kissinger's shadow by Greg Grandin, The trial of Henry Kissinger by Christopher Hitchens, and Henry Kissinger and American Power by Thomas A. Schwartz.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Nuclear weapons and foreign policy
Nuclear Weapons and Foreign Policy by Henry Kissinger is a influential study that explores military strategy, international relations, and the doctrine of limited nuclear war during the Cold War.
Discussed“he also starts working privately on a book of his own titled Nuclear Weapons and Foreign Policy. And this book is a version of the stuff he wants to write and this thing he's like fighting to get out with the CFR.”
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The Necessity for Choice
The Necessity for Choice by Henry A.
Discussed“So, in 1961, he publishes a book titled The Necessity of Choice, which is his manifesto on how the United States should approach foreign policy in the 1960s. It is not an optimistic piece of writing.”
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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'm going to quote again from Kissinger's shadow by Greg Randon. Upon returning from his first visit to South Vietnam in late 1965, Kissinger threw himself into a campaign to build public support for ongoing intervention.”
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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“In the trial of Henry Kissinger, Christopher Hitchens writes, quote, "From his seat in the Pentagon, Clifford, who's again the Secretary of Defense, had actually been able to read the intelligence transcripts that picked up and recorded what he terms a secret personal channel between President Fu and Saigon in the Nixon campaign.”
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Henry Kissinger and American Power
Henry Kissinger and American Power by Thomas A.
Discussed“But even ostensibly liberal figures were wooed by Kissinger's supposed titanic intellect and Henry Kissinger and American power. Thomas Schwarz writes, "The liberal historian Arthur Schlesinger Jr. simply referred to it as the best appointment so far.”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (2) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
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