John Foster Dulles and the Diplomacy of the Cold War

by Richard H. Immerman (Editor)

As Dwight D. Eisenhower's Secretary of State, John Foster Dulles came to personify the shortcomings of American foreign policy. This collection of essays, representing the first archivally based reassessment of Dulles's diplomacy, examines his role during one of the most critical periods of modern history. Rejecting familiar Cold War stereotypes, this volume reveals the hidden complexities in Dulles's conduct of foreign policy and in his own personality.

312 pages, Hardcover

First published February 1, 1990

About the author

Richard H. Immerman is Marvin Wachman Director Emeritus at the Center for the Study of Force and Diplomacy at Temple University.