Churchill's Cold War: The Politics of Personal Diplomacy

by Klaus Larres

Book Overview

Churchill's techniques of government were distinctly unconventional. Energetic, self-confident, and persuasive, he preferred to act outside official civil service channels when the stakes were high. When forming foreign policy, his preferred modus operandi was summit diplomacy--the cultivation of personal contacts to achieve national objectives. At its best his direct intervention could be heroically successful, resulting, for example,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300094388
• ISBN13: 9780300094381
• Release Date: August 2002
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 608 Pages
• Weight: 2.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.1" x 6.4" x 9.5"