Summits: Six Meetings that Shaped the Twentieth Century

by David Reynolds

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Genres: History, Nonfiction, Politics, World History

496 pages, Hardcover

First published September 6, 2007

About the author

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A Professor of International History and a Fellow of Christ's College, Cambridge. He was awarded a scholarship to study at Dulwich College, then Cambridge and Harvard universities. He has held visiting posts at Harvard, Nebraska and Oklahoma, as well as at Nihon University in Tokyo and Sciences Po in Paris. He was awarded the Wolfson History Prize, 2004, and elected a Fellow of the British Academy in 2005. He teaches and lectures both undergraduates and postgraduates at Cambridge University, specialising in the two world wars and the Cold War. Since October 2013 he has been Chairman of the History Faculty at Cambridge.

Reviews

[Adam · Rating 4 out of 5]

A fascinating exploration of several key summits in the 20th century. While often not as detailed as I would have preferred, the discussion successfully painted a picture of the tone and key issues of each interaction and drove towards a number of interesting observations about the roles, risks, and components of summitry. The kind of book that both leaves me satisfied but also motivates me to seek out more accounts and perspectives.

[Helena Sheibler · Rating 5 out of 5]

Neville Chamberlains wasn't the moron everyone thinks he is and this book illuminates him fairly well. Appeasement was a horrible idea, obviously but the book is fair and factual. The Reagan/ Gorbachev chapter is likewise, deftly handled. Yalta, 1945. Churchill, Roosevelt and Stalin. Need I say more?

[Katrina · Rating 4 out of 5]

Pretty fascinating. It's amazing how much of history is based upon misinterpretations and misconceptions.

[Chris · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fantastic book if you are interested in how leaders walked into some of the most famous meetings of diplomacy. Quite amazing. Very dry and boring if you are not into history.

[N. G. Osborne · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good concise breakdown of six of the most important summits of the 20th Century - even handed and incisive.

[Hisuhn · Rating 3 out of 5]

3,5 stars