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Kissinger: Volume I: The Idealist, 1923-1968

Niall Ferguson's Kissinger: The Idealist is the definitive biography of Henry Kissinger, based on unprecedented access to his private papers.

Recounting the story of one of the most important strategic thinkers America has ever produced  while also shedding a dazzling new light on an entire era of history, Kissinger: The Idealist is an essential account of an extraordinary life that recasts what we know of the Cold War world. 

“Mr. Ferguson offers a remarkably rich discussion of Mr. Kissinger’s strategic thought and of how it took shape over time, Kissinger: The Idealist is well worth reading as a corrective to harsher historical judgments of Mr. Kissinger.” -- Wall Street Journal