Books like The brothers by Stephen Kinzer

Name: The brothers
Author: Stephen Kinzer

This biography chronicles the intertwined lives of John Foster Dulles, a United States Cabinet officer and statesman, and Allen Dulles, who headed the Central Intelligence Agency. Their decisions and actions during 1945‑1961 shaped U.S. foreign relations amid the looming Cold War.

First publish date: 2013

Genre: Biography & Autobiography/Political Biography

Authors: Stephen Kinzer

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