Kissinger : a biography
Isaacson, Walter
Kissinger : a biography - New York Simon & Schuster, 1992 2005 - 893p.
Contents
Introduction (to the 2005 Edition): Kissinger's Realism and Today's Crusading Idealism 9
Introduction 13
1 FURTH
Coming of Age in Nazi Germany, 1923-1938 17
2 HlNGTON HEIGHTS
The Americanization of an Aspiring Accountant, 1938-43 33
3 THE ARMY
"Mr. Henry" Comes Marching Home Again, 1943-1947 39
4 HARVARD
The Ambitious Student, 1947-1957 59
5 NEW YORK
In the Service of the Establishment, 1954-1957 82
6 HARVARD AGAIN
The Professor, 1957-1968 94
7 THE FRINGES OF POWER
Kennedy, Johnson, and Rockefeller, 1961-1968 109
8 THE CO-CONSPIRATORS
Kissinger and Nixon, 1968 129
9 WELCOME TO VIETNAM
Secret Options, Secret Bombings 157
10 KISSINGER'S EMPIRE
The Boss's Power and How He Operated 183
11 THE WIRETAPS
Office Bugs, Dead Keys, and Other Devices 212
12 NO EXIT
Vietnam Swallows Another Administration 234
13 THE INVASION OF CAMBODIA
An Expanded War, Resignations, and Rage 256
14 Two WEEKS IN SEPTEMBER
An Hour-by-Hour Look at the Art of Crisis Juggling 285
15 SALT
Arms Control in the Back Channel 316
16 CHINA
Creating a Triangle 333
17 CELEBRITY
The Secret Life of the World's Least Likely Sex Symbol 355
18 WINTER OF THE LONG KNIVES
After a Mishandled War, Kissinger Hits a Low Point 371
19 THE TRIANGLE
Summit Spring in Moscow and Beijing 399
20 PEACE AT HAND
The Paris Talks Produce an Elusive Accord 439
21 THE CHRISTMAS BOMBING
Hanoi Is Hit in Order to Convince Saigon to Sign 461
22 SECRETARY OF STATE
A Rise That Was Helped Because Everyone Else Was Sinking 491
23 THE YOM KIPPUR WAR
A Mideast Initiation, a Resupply Dispute, and a Nuclear Alert 511
24 THE SHUTTLE
Step by Step Through Israel, Egypt, and Syria 546
25 THE PRESS
How to Be Captivating on a Background Basis 573
26 TRANSITIONS
The Final Days, and a New Beginning 587
27 THE DEATH OF DETENTE
An Odd Coalition Takes a Hard Line 607
28 THE MAGIC ls GONE
Setbacks in the Sinai and Southeast Asia 630
29 MORALITY IN FOREIGN POLICY
Kissinger's Realpolitik and How It Was Challenged 653
30 AFRICA
Covert Involvement Followed by Shuttle Diplomacy 673
31 EXIT
Not with a Bang but a Whimper 693
32 CITIZEN KISSINGER
The Jet-Set Life of a Minister Without Portfolio 705
33 KISSINGER ASSOCIATES
How the World's Most Famous Consultant Struck It Rich 730
34 LEGACY
Policy and Personality 760
Acknowledgments 769
Notes 771
Bibliography 827
Index 841
9780743286978
920 / ISA
Kissinger : a biography - New York Simon & Schuster, 1992 2005 - 893p.
Contents
Introduction (to the 2005 Edition): Kissinger's Realism and Today's Crusading Idealism 9
Introduction 13
1 FURTH
Coming of Age in Nazi Germany, 1923-1938 17
2 HlNGTON HEIGHTS
The Americanization of an Aspiring Accountant, 1938-43 33
3 THE ARMY
"Mr. Henry" Comes Marching Home Again, 1943-1947 39
4 HARVARD
The Ambitious Student, 1947-1957 59
5 NEW YORK
In the Service of the Establishment, 1954-1957 82
6 HARVARD AGAIN
The Professor, 1957-1968 94
7 THE FRINGES OF POWER
Kennedy, Johnson, and Rockefeller, 1961-1968 109
8 THE CO-CONSPIRATORS
Kissinger and Nixon, 1968 129
9 WELCOME TO VIETNAM
Secret Options, Secret Bombings 157
10 KISSINGER'S EMPIRE
The Boss's Power and How He Operated 183
11 THE WIRETAPS
Office Bugs, Dead Keys, and Other Devices 212
12 NO EXIT
Vietnam Swallows Another Administration 234
13 THE INVASION OF CAMBODIA
An Expanded War, Resignations, and Rage 256
14 Two WEEKS IN SEPTEMBER
An Hour-by-Hour Look at the Art of Crisis Juggling 285
15 SALT
Arms Control in the Back Channel 316
16 CHINA
Creating a Triangle 333
17 CELEBRITY
The Secret Life of the World's Least Likely Sex Symbol 355
18 WINTER OF THE LONG KNIVES
After a Mishandled War, Kissinger Hits a Low Point 371
19 THE TRIANGLE
Summit Spring in Moscow and Beijing 399
20 PEACE AT HAND
The Paris Talks Produce an Elusive Accord 439
21 THE CHRISTMAS BOMBING
Hanoi Is Hit in Order to Convince Saigon to Sign 461
22 SECRETARY OF STATE
A Rise That Was Helped Because Everyone Else Was Sinking 491
23 THE YOM KIPPUR WAR
A Mideast Initiation, a Resupply Dispute, and a Nuclear Alert 511
24 THE SHUTTLE
Step by Step Through Israel, Egypt, and Syria 546
25 THE PRESS
How to Be Captivating on a Background Basis 573
26 TRANSITIONS
The Final Days, and a New Beginning 587
27 THE DEATH OF DETENTE
An Odd Coalition Takes a Hard Line 607
28 THE MAGIC ls GONE
Setbacks in the Sinai and Southeast Asia 630
29 MORALITY IN FOREIGN POLICY
Kissinger's Realpolitik and How It Was Challenged 653
30 AFRICA
Covert Involvement Followed by Shuttle Diplomacy 673
31 EXIT
Not with a Bang but a Whimper 693
32 CITIZEN KISSINGER
The Jet-Set Life of a Minister Without Portfolio 705
33 KISSINGER ASSOCIATES
How the World's Most Famous Consultant Struck It Rich 730
34 LEGACY
Policy and Personality 760
Acknowledgments 769
Notes 771
Bibliography 827
Index 841
9780743286978
920 / ISA