Chronology; Introduction; I: EARLY CAREER; 1. Early Influences and Development; 2. First Tour in the Soviet Union; 3. Criticisms and Recommendations; 4. Nazi Germany and the Future of Europe; 5. Soviet War Aims and the Grand Alliance; II: MAKING FOREIGN POLICY; 6. Containment and the Primacy of Diplomacy; 7. Cold War in Europe; 8. Far Eastern Dilemmas; 9. Two Ambassadorships; III: ON THE SIDELINES; 10. Cold War Critic; 11. America and the Third World; 12. War and Protest; 13. Detente and the Nuclear Arms Race; 14. Diplomacy and the Politics of Amelioration; Notes; Bibliography
Summary
This political biography examines Kennan's thoughts in the context of his many years of government service and his political counsel in the field of foreign policy
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 375-394) and index
