The Lost Peace: Leadership in a Time of Horror and Hope, 1945-1953

The Lost Peace: Leadership in a Time of Horror and Hope, 1945-1953

"Robert Dallek brings to this majestic work a profound understanding of history, a deep engagement in foreign policy, and a lifetime of studying leadership. The story of what went wrong during the postwar period…has never been more intelligently explored." —Doris Kearns Goodwin, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Team of Rivals

Following his successful works "Nixon and Kissinger: Partners in Power" and "An Unfinished Life: John F. Kennedy, 1917-1963," Robert Dallek presents a skillfully crafted narrative detailing the pivotal era that sculpted the global landscape after the war. At a time when the Obama Administration grapples with outlining its approach to the conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq, Dallek's perceptive examination of Truman, Churchill, Stalin, and other global figures post-World War II not only presents crucial historical context but also offers timely wisdom regarding America's trajectory into the future.