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George Kennan by John Lewis Gaddis: Review

Kennan, the man who defined America’s cold war policy, has finally gotten the biography he deserves. Jacob Heilbrunn on the misunderstood and grumpy visionary.

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Jacob Heilbrunn
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Jacob Heilbrunn

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