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Behind embassy walls : the life and times of an American diplomat /

"Autobiography of American diplomat Brandon Grove's career in the U.S. Foreign Service through the Cold War, McCarthyism, and Somalia crisis. Includes assessments of Chester Bowles; George Herbert Walker Bush; Robert Kennedy; George Kennan; Omar Torrijos; John Sherman Cooper; Philip Habib;...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Grove, Brandon, 1929-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Columbia : University of Missouri Press, [2005]
Subjects:
Grove, Brandon, > 1929-
Diplomats > United States > Biography.
United States. > Foreign Service > Biography.
United States > Foreign relations > 1945-1989.
United States > Foreign relations > 1989-1993.
United States > Politics and government > 1945-1989.
United States > Politics and government > 1989-1993.
Politicians > United States > Biography.
Online Access:Table of contents
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Summary:"Autobiography of American diplomat Brandon Grove's career in the U.S. Foreign Service through the Cold War, McCarthyism, and Somalia crisis. Includes assessments of Chester Bowles; George Herbert Walker Bush; Robert Kennedy; George Kennan; Omar Torrijos; John Sherman Cooper; Philip Habib; Willy Brandt; Mobutu; Vernon Walters; Jimmy Carter; and Ronald Reagan"--Provided by publisher.
Item Description:"An ADST-DACOR diplomats and diplomacy book."
Physical Description:xv, 333 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 319-322) and index.
ISBN:0826215734 (alk. paper)