by Rt Hon Lord Douglas Hurd CH CBE (Author)
Contrary to the claim that a diplomat is paid to lie for his country, former Foreign Secretary Douglas Hurd contends that from Machievelli to Metternich, from Sir Edward Grey to Boutros-Boutros Ghali, a top diplomat's main function is the genuine search for peace. His chronological narrative of the international affairs of the 20th century focuses on the lead-up to World War I, the peace of 1919 and its failure, the build-up to the 1939-45 war, the post-war settlement to Suez, the United Nations and the Congo, Kissinger and Vietnam, and the war in Bosnia.
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 288
Edition: Media tie-in
Publisher: Little, Brown
Published: 13 Nov 1997
ISBN 10: 0316640379
ISBN 13: 9780316640374
Book Overview: Tie-in book to a four-part BBC series on diplomacy, written and presented by the former Foreign Secretary.