Ellsworth Bunker: Global Troubleshooter, Vietnam Hawk (Adst-Dacor Diplomats and Diplomacy Series)
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| Rating | : | 4.63 (642 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0807828254 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 400 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-02-15 |
| Language | : | English |
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Five Stars Excellent results.
policy in Vietnam during his six-year Saigon posting. A widely recognized "hawk," Bunker helped shape U.S. After leaving Saigon on his seventy-ninth birthday, Bunker next became a key figure in the treaty negotiations, spanning three presidencies, that radically changed the operation and defense of the Panama Canal.Highlighting Bunker's views on the craft of diplomacy, Schaffer paints a complex picture of a man who devoted three decades to international affairs and sheds new light on post-World War II American diplomacy.This book is part of the ADST-DACOR Diplomats and Diplomacy Series, co-sponsored by the Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training in Arlington, Virgini
Foreign Service officer and former ambassador to Bangladesh, Schaffer twice served as a deputy assistant secretary of state. Howard B. . A retired U.S. He is author of Chester Bowles: New Dealer in the Cold War. Schaffer is director of studies at the Institute for the Study of Diplomacy at Georgetown University
"Combines solid research and a nuanced understanding of diplomatic history. Shaffer's treatment of Bunker is balanced and fair and sheds historical light on the dark corners of mid-level American diplomacy in the latter half of the twentieth century." -- "Journal of Cold War Studies"