Our Man: Richard Holbrooke and the End of the American Century
Categories: Biographies & Memoirs, Politics & Social Sciences
George Packer's biography of American diplomat Richard Holbrooke, from Vietnam to the Dayton Accords and Afghanistan, as a portrait of American power in the late twentieth century.
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- Fareed Zakaria: “My book of the week is George Packer's "Our Man." ... This beautifully written book tells a fascinating story of him and the human beings behind America's foreign policy triumphs and tragedies.”