Donald W.
It goes without saying that for biographers the success of their work is critically dependent on their choice of subject. These authors have made no mistake in that regard. As their book underscores, their subject is among the most important and influential figures of the 20th Century, both as a diplomat and a politician, and surely the most significant unelected figure of our time. But a good story can be badly told. This one is not. The authors offer a crisp and superbly researched examination of the extraordinary events that characterized an extraordinary life, events that taken together offer both a panorama of 50 years of the American experience and a keen understanding of this complex and accomplished man.