The Kremlinologist: Llewellyn E Thompson, America's Man in Cold War Moscow by Je

Description: The Kremlinologist by Jenny Thompson, Sherry Thompson This unique and monumental biography not only restores a central figure to history, it makes the crucial events he shaped accessible to a broader readership and gives contemporary readers a backdrop for understanding the fraught United StatesRussia relationship that still exists today. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description An Owl in a Hawks World: Top diplomat Llewellyn E Thompson was everywhere the Cold War was.Winner of the New Mexico/Arizona Book Award for Best BiographyWinner of the New Mexico/Arizona Book Award for Best BiographyAgainst the sprawling backdrop of the Cold War, The Kremlinologist revisits some of the twentieth centurys greatest conflicts as seen through the eyes of its hardest working diplomat, Llewellyn E Thompson. From the wilds of the American West to the inner sanctums of the White House and the Kremlin, Thompson became an important advisor to presidents and a key participant in major global events, including the Cuban Missile Crisis and the Vietnam War. Yet unlike his contemporaries Robert S. McNamara and Dean Rusk, who considered Thompson one of the most crucial Cold War actors and the "unsung hero" of the Cuban Missile Crisis, he has not been the subject of a major biography—until now. Thompsons daughters Jenny and Sherry Thompson skillfully and thoroughly document his life as an accomplished career diplomat. In vigorous prose, they describe how Thompson joined the Foreign Service both to feed his desire for adventure and from a deep sense of duty. They also detail the crucial role he played as a negotiator unafraid of compromise. Known in the State Department as "Mr. Tightlips," Thompson was the epitome of discretion. People from completely opposite ends of the political spectrum lauded his approach to diplomacy and claimed him as their own. Refuting historical misinterpretations of the Berlin Crisis, the Austrian State Treaty, and the Cuban Missile Crisis, the Thompsons tell their fathers fascinating story. With unprecedented access to Thompsons FBI dossier, State Department personnel files, letters, diaries, speeches, and documents, and relying on probing interviews and generous assistance from American and Russian archivists, historians, and government officials, the authors bring new material to light, including important information on the U-2, Kennans containment policy, and Thompsons role in US covert operations machinery. This unique and monumental biography not only restores a central figure to history, it makes the crucial events he shaped accessible to a broader readership and gives contemporary readers a backdrop for understanding the fraught United StatesRussia relationship that still exists today. Author Biography Jenny Thompson runs an English-language school in Estepona, Spain. Before she retired, Sherry Thompson was the director of a nonprofit foundation. The authors, daughters of Llewellyn E Thompson, spent eight years of their childhood in Moscow. Table of Contents AcknowledgmentsIntroductionPart I1. The Beginning2. Into the World3. To Moscow4. The Siege of Moscow5. The Germans in Retreat6. Conferences7. The Hot War Ends and the Cold War Begins8. The Truman Doctrine9. The Birth of Covert Operations10. Overseas AgainPart II11. Chief of Mission12. The Trieste Negotiations13. The Austrian State Treaty Negotiations14. Open Skies, Closed BordersPart III15. Khrushchevs Decade (1953–1964)16. Moscow 217. Khrushchevs First Gamble: Berlin Poker18. Dueling Exhibitions19. The Russian Is Coming20. U-2: The End of Détente21. Picking Up the Pieces22. Working for the New President23. Meeting in Vienna24. The Twenty-Second Congress of the Communist Party25. Up the Down Escalator26. Goodbye Moscow, Hello Washington27. Thirteen Days in October28. Limited Test BanPart IV29. The Lyndon Johnson Years30. Strand One31. Thompsons Vietnam32. Strand Two33. Strand Three34. Moscow 335. The Six-Day War36. Glassboro37. 196838. "Retirement," So to SpeakNotesBibliographyIndex Review The Kremlinologist is part biography, part Cold War history, and a fitting tribute by his daughters to a consequential American diplomat.—New York Journal of BooksThompsons is an archetypal American story that took him from the wilds of the American West at the beginning of the 20th century to inside the halls of the White House and behind the walls of the Kremlin . . . Thompsons story also confirms the power of personal diplomacy, patience and cultivation of deep understanding of and empathy for the other.—History News NetworkNeither Jenny nor Sherry Thompson, his daughters, is a professional historian, but they have closely researched official records and secondary sources and interviewed experts and eyewitnesses, and they draw on personal anecdotes that illuminate the family life of this formidable diplomat. The result is a readable portrait of a man whose behind-the-scenes role in major events is easy to overlook.—Wall Street JournalLlewellyn Thompson served eight U.S. presidents as a diplomat, including two stints as U.S. ambassador to the Soviet Union. This rigorously documented book by his two daughters recounts his four decades as a Foreign Service officer . . . a valuable addition to the history of the first half of the Cold War, as well as a compelling biography of their father.—Robert Legvold, Foreign AffairsAmbassador Thompson would have been proud of the skill, thoroughness and evenhandedness with which his daughters compiled this biography.—Jonathan B. Rickert, Retired Senior Foreign Service Officer, The Foreign Service JournalIn vigorous prose, Thompsons daughters Jenny and Sherry Thompson document his life as an accomplished career diplomat. They describe how Thompson joined the Foreign Service both to feed his desire for adventure and from a deep sense of duty.—The Foreign Service Journal, "In Their Own Write" Annual FeatureThis magnificent book, handsomely produced by the publisher, is a pleasure to read. Jenny Thompson and Sherry Thompson have skillfully interwoven memories from their childhood experiences in Russia, their mothers unpublished memoirs, other family papers, interviews with American diplomats, extensive research in published and unpublished documents, and wide range of scholarly studies to create a thorough and insightful examination of the long diplomatic career of their extraordinarily discreet and self-effacing father.—David S. Foglesong, Rutgers University, H-Net Reviews Promotional An Owl in a Hawks World: Top diplomat Llewellyn E Thompson was everywhere the Cold War was. Long Description Against the sprawling backdrop of the Cold War, The Kremlinologist revisits some of the twentieth centurys greatest conflicts as seen through the eyes of its hardest working diplomat, Llewellyn E Thompson. From the wilds of the American West to the inner sanctums of the White House and the Kremlin, Thompson became an important advisor to presidents and a key participant in major global events, including the Cuban Missile Crisis and the Vietnam War. Yet unlike his contemporaries Robert S. McNamara and Dean Rusk, who considered Thompson one of the most crucial Cold War actors and the "unsung hero" of the Cuban Missile Crisis, he has not been the subject of a major biographyuntil now. Thompsons daughters Jenny and Sherry Thompson skillfully and thoroughly document his life as an accomplished career diplomat. In vigorous prose, they describe how Thompson joined the Foreign Service both to feed his desire for adventure and from a deep sense of duty. They also detail the crucial role he played as a negotiator unafraid of compromise. Known in the State Department as "Mr. Tightlips," Thompson was the epitome of discretion. People from completely opposite ends of the political spectrum lauded his approach to diplomacy and claimed him as their own. Refuting historical misinterpretations of the Berlin Crisis, the Austrian State Treaty, and the Cuban Missile Crisis, the Thompsons tell their fathers fascinating story. With unprecedented access to Thompsons FBI dossier, State Department personnel files, letters, diaries, speeches, and documents, and relying on probing interviews and generous assistance from American and Russian archivists, historians, and government officials, the authors bring new material to light, including important information on the U-2, Kennans containment policy, and Thompsons role in US covert operations machinery. This unique and monumental biography not only restores a central figure to history, it makes the crucial events he shaped accessible to a broader readership and gives contemporary readers a backdrop for understanding the fraught United States-Russia relationship that still exists today. Review Text ""This magnificent book, handsomely produced by the publisher, is a pleasure to read. Jenny Thompson and Sherry Thompson have skillfully interwoven memories from their childhood experiences in Russia, their mothers unpublished memoirs, other family papers, interviews with American diplomats, extensive research in published and unpublished documents, and wide range of scholarly studies to create a thorough and insightful examination of the long diplomatic career of their extraordinarily discreet and self-effacing father."" Review Quote "Thompsons is an archetypal American story that took him from the wilds of the American West at the beginning of the 20th century to inside the halls of the White House and behind the walls of the Kremlin... Thompsons story also confirms the power of personal diplomacy, patience and cultivation of deep understanding of and empathy for the other." Promotional "Headline" An Owl in a Hawks World: Top diplomat Llewellyn E Thompson was everywhere the Cold War was. Details ISBN1421424541 Publisher Johns Hopkins University Press Year 2018 ISBN-10 1421424541 ISBN-13 9781421424545 Format Paperback Imprint Johns Hopkins University Press Subtitle Llewellyn E Thompson, Americas Man in Cold War Moscow Place of Publication Baltimore, MD Country of Publication United States Pages 600 Author Sherry Thompson Illustrations 1 Illustrations, black and white Media Book DEWEY 327.730470904 Short Title The Kremlinologist Language English NZ Release Date 2018-04-26 US Release Date 2018-04-26 Publication Date 2018-04-26 UK Release Date 2018-04-26 Series Johns Hopkins Nuclear History and Contemporary Affairs Alternative 9781421424095 Audience General AU Release Date 2018-03-14 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:161820107;

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