The Kremlinologist : Llewellyn E. Thompson, America's man in Cold War Moscow
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Author
Contributors
Thompson, Sherry, 1954- author.
Published
Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, [2018].
Physical Desc
xi, 587 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.
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Subjects
LC Subjects
Ambassadors -- United States -- Biography.
Cold War -- Diplomatic history.
Diplomats -- United States -- Biography.
Soviet Union -- Foreign relations -- United States.
Thompson, Llewellyn, -- 1904-1972.
United States -- Foreign relations -- 1945-1989.
United States -- Foreign relations -- Soviet Union.
World politics -- 1945-1989.
Cold War -- Diplomatic history.
Diplomats -- United States -- Biography.
Soviet Union -- Foreign relations -- United States.
Thompson, Llewellyn, -- 1904-1972.
United States -- Foreign relations -- 1945-1989.
United States -- Foreign relations -- Soviet Union.
World politics -- 1945-1989.
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Published
Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, [2018].
Format
Book
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 567-572) and index.
Description
"The Kremlinologist chronicles major events of the Cold War through the prism of the life of one of its top diplomats, Llewellyn Thompson. His life went from the wilds of the American West to the inner sanctums of the White House and the Kremlin. As the ambassador to Moscow, he became an important advisor to presidents and a key participant in major twentieth-century events, including the Cuban Missile Crisis and the Vietnam War. Yet, unlike his contemporaries McGeorge Bundy and George C. Marshall--who considered Thompson one of the most crucial actors in the Cold War and the "unsung hero" of the Cuban Missile Crisis--he has not been the subject of a major biography until now. Thompson's daughters Jenny Thompson Vukacic and Sherry Thompson set out to document their father's life as thoroughly as possible. Relying on primary sources and interviews, they received generous assistance from archivists, historians, and colleagues of their father. They also acquired documents and information from Russian archives, including the KGB archives. As family, they had unprecedented access to his FBI dossier, State Department personnel files, family archives, letters, diaries, speeches, and documents. Their original research brings new material to light including important information on the U-2, Kennan's containment policy, and Thompson's role in US covert operations machinery. The book refutes historical misinterpretations of events in the Berlin Crisis, the Austrian State Treaty, and the Cuban Missile Crisis."--Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Thompson, J., & Thompson, S. (2018). The Kremlinologist: Llewellyn E. Thompson, America's man in Cold War Moscow . Johns Hopkins University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Thompson, Jenny, 1949- and Sherry Thompson. 2018. The Kremlinologist: Llewellyn E. Thompson, America's Man in Cold War Moscow. Johns Hopkins University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Thompson, Jenny, 1949- and Sherry Thompson. The Kremlinologist: Llewellyn E. Thompson, America's Man in Cold War Moscow Johns Hopkins University Press, 2018.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Thompson, Jenny, and Sherry Thompson. The Kremlinologist: Llewellyn E. Thompson, America's Man in Cold War Moscow Johns Hopkins University Press, 2018.
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