Henry Kissinger : : Doctor of Diplomacy / / Robert D. Schulzinger.

Examines the career of Henry Kissinger as the National Security Advisor and Secretary of State under Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford. Specific political issues addressed include Vietnam War and its end, diplomacy with China, entering the Middle East, and the decline of detente during the Cold War.

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter CUP eBook Package Archive 1898-1999 (pre Pub)
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Place / Publishing House:New York, NY : : Columbia University Press, , [1989]
©1989
Year of Publication:1989
Language:English
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Introduction: Henry Kissinger's Record
  • 1. The Adviser
  • 2. Grappling with Vietnam, 1969-1971
  • 3. The Perils of Détente
  • 4. Breaching the China Wall
  • 5. Liquidating Vietnam, 1972-1973
  • 6. Securing the Prize: Kissinger as Secretary of State
  • 7. America Enters the Middle East
  • 8. Nixon's Fall and Kissinger's Triumph
  • 9. The End in Vietnam, 1973-1975
  • 10. The Decline of Détente, 1975-1976
  • 11. Kissinger in Retrospect
  • Abbreviations Used in Notes and Bibliography
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index