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An inside account of the Cold War from the point of view of one of the first cold warriors.

Table of Contents

Preface The Course of the Cold War: 1947-1990 Importance of U.S. Prewar Defense Assistance to England: 1941-1943 U.S. Cold War Kickoff: Greece and Turkey, 1947-1951 Early Days of the Arab Refugee Problem: 1949 Envoy to the Middle World: 1949-1951 The Role of Nuclear Weapons in the Cold War and Navy Duty with LeMay's B-29s: 1944-1945 The Tripartite Declaration of 1950: 1950 Anglo-Iranian Oil Negotiations: 1951 Meetings with Mossadeq: 1951 Ambassador to Turkey: 1951-1953 The Kennedy Administration Takes Over: 1961-1969 Covert Intelligence in Cuba, Iran, and Vietnam: 1961-1968 The Congo Crisis: 1962 Five Years as Ambassador to Germany: 1963-1968 Epilogue Index

About the Author

GEORGE C. MCGHEE was a successful businessman before becoming an important U.S. advisor and statesman, including a position as the Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs (number three in the department) during the Cold War./e He was Ambassador to Turkey and to Germany at crucial times during the Cold War.

Reviews

"Ambassador George McGhee is one of the unsung heroes of American foreign policy in the Cold War. He was the third highest ranking State Department official and ambassador to Germany and Turkey. In Europe and the Far and Middle East, he helped construct and implement the containment of the Soviet Union. He negotiated with Hailie Silassie, the Shah, and Nehru and brought Greece and Turkey into NATO. McGhee was the right-hand man of secretaries of states and, significantly, the highest ranking member of the Kennedy-Johnson administration at Secretary Dean Rusk's funeral....His book on the Cold War written from the frontline fills a void in the literature. Few living Americans can match his experience."-Kenneth W. Thompson Director, Miller Center for Public Affairs J. Wilson Newman Professor of Government, University of Virginia

"George C. McGhee was on the diplomatic frontline of the Cold War during two of its most crucial periods: the Truman and the Kennedy-Johnson administrations. Ambassador McGhee relates with relish and in exuberant detail his personal experiences and his direct encounters with some of the most notable figures of the 'Middle World'--Near East, Africa, South Asia--in mid-century, as well as American and European statesmen. The lessons he draws are important for the policy makers of today."-John B. Oakes former Editor of the Editorial Page, The New York Times