On May 1, 1960, an American U-2 spy plane was shot down over the Soviet Union and its pilot, Francis…
From The Bookshelf: Other Publications
Below we have provided a list of books that may be of interest to our readers and researchers that are…
Below we have provided a list of books that may be of interest to our readers and researchers that are…
On May 1, 1960, an American U-2 spy plane was shot down over the Soviet Union and its pilot, Francis…
Chas Freeman was U.S. Ambassador to Saudi Arabia during Desert Storm and consulted frequently with General Norman Schwarzkopf and others…
It was the first major foreign policy crisis for the U.S. since the end of the Cold War. Iraq, which…
In these excerpts, Bruce Laingen, then Charge d’Affaires of U.S. Embassy Tehran and one of the “super Satans” kept hostage at the…
November 4, 1979 – Radical Iranian students take over the U.S. embassy in Tehran and hold 52 Americans hostage. The…
Kathleen Turner was one of the iconic actresses of the 1980’s, starring in such movies as Romancing the Stone, Jewel…
Julia Child, who would have celebrated her 100th birthday on August 15, 2012, was a pioneer in bringing French cuisine…
Diplomacy and foreign policy attract some of the smartest, most dedicated, and most interesting figures in every generation. In this…
Back to Memoirs and Occasional Papers Mossy Memoir of a Rolling Stone “A joyful and fascinating account of a distinguished…