Reviews for American diplomacy in the twentieth century

The average rating for American diplomacy in the twentieth century based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2013-05-06 00:00:00 Carl Mcconnell I was inspired to read this book because I was taking the Foreign Service exam, but it was a quick, eye-opening read that I recommend to all. First of all, Kennan is as smart and wise as people say he is. Second, everyone who is lost in the hazy world of modern technology and 24-hour instant everything would do well to read this for the sheer fact that it reminds you our grandparents and their grandparents knew a thing or two about the world, too. Third, this book presented so many lessons from the first half of the twentieth century that, if heeded, could have possibly lessened some of the damage of the second half of the twentieth century. Finally, I love George Kennan's wisdom about Russia/the Soviet Union. There are lessons in what he says that we still haven't heeded about dealing with empires and perceived "enemies." Straightforward, informative, and interesting, this book is small but worthy.

Review # 2 was written on 2012-07-10 00:00:00 Mikel Rhodent The content wasn't bad, but it wasn't really as amazing as reviewers would have you believe. If George Kennan was the only person from whom one ever heard foreign policy arguments, then I could understand why one would think of these lectures as so monumental.