03138cam a2200493 a 4500 83857 20230404125826.0 081202s2009 nyuaf b 001 0beng 2008052286 (OCoLC)ocn209693043 DLC DLC YDX BTCTA BAKER YDXCP BKL IH9 ZJI WIQ BUR CDX JQF KYL BWX VP@ IAY 9780743272834 (cloth) 0743272838 (cloth) CDX 8041175 BWX R0791984 AU@ 000043663960 (OCoLC)209693043 n-us--- 002 E 840.8 K61H 2009 973.924/092 Horne, Alistair. Kissinger : 1973, the crucial year / Alistair Horne. 1st Simon & Schuster hardcover ed. New York : Simon & Schuster, 2009. xvi, 457 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. 409-436) and index. A very odd couple -- The black hole: Vietnam -- The opening to China -- A feather-brained crime -- The year of Europe -- Storm clouds over the Middle East -- Coming to grips with the Polar Bear -- A long hot summer -- To Secretary of State -- A dagger pointing at the heart of Antarctica -- The war of atonement -- The crisis: DEFCON 3 -- To Sadat -- On to China -- To Geneva and Shuttle -- The awful grace of God -- Aftermath. 1973 should have been Kissinger's year of triumph--a time to bask in his hard-won achievements and build on his successes. Kissinger's strategy of opening the door to China and dâetente with the Soviet Union had been judged an overwhelming success. After furthering his policy of realpolitik through backchannel diplomacy during Nixon's first term, Kissinger was finally awarded the plum position of Secretary of State. But then major events shattered whatever peace and calm America had attained: defeat in Vietnam; then Watergate, culminating in Nixon's resignation; war in the Middle East; and finally an economic collapse caused by the Arab oil embargo. Rather than progressing on all fronts, as he had expected, Kissinger would confront some of the most critical policy challenges of his career. Based on full access to the subject and his papers, this is an intimate portrait of a man, a country, and a presidency at a critical point.--From publisher description. Kissinger, Henry, 1923- United States Foreign relations 1969-1974. Statesmen United States Biography. Cabinet officers United States Biography. Kissinger, Henry, 1923- Estadistas Estados Unidos. Estados Unidos Relaciones exteriores 1969-1977. Baker and Taylor BTCP BK0007634483 Baker & Taylor BKTY 30.00 22.50 0743272838 0007634483 active YBP Library Services YANK 2823975 Coutts Information Services COUT 8041175 Blackwell Book Service BBUS R0791984 $30.00 lcc bk kk C0 DRFGD 5406 5406 0 0 lcc 0 0 RR BJB BJB RR 2023-04-04 1 0 002 E 840.8 K61H 2009 00000074828 2018-10-23 00:00:00 1 2018-10-23 bk