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Dean Acheson was not only present at the creation of the postwar world, he was one of its chief architects. He joined the State Department in 1941 as an assistant secretary and, with brief intermissions, was continuously involved until 1953, when he left office as Secretary of State. Throughout that time, Acheson's was one of the most influential minds and strongest w... More

Dean Acheson was not only present at the creation of the postwar world, he was one of its chief architects. He joined the State Department in 1941 as an assistant secretary and, with brief intermissions, was continuously involved until 1953, when he left office as Secretary of State. Throughout that time, Acheson's was one of the most influential minds and strongest wills at work. His career spanned World War II, the reconstruction of Europe, the Korean War, the development of nuclear power, and the formation of the United Nations and NATO. With deft portraits of many world figures, Acheson analyzes the process of policy making and the role of power and initiative in matters of state. Winner of the 1970 Pulitzer Prize.

"Acheson presents his story in a prose that reads like a novel, only, in this instance, it is a novel that actually happened." (Amazon.com)