Summits; Six Meetings That Shaped the Twentieth Century PDF
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0465012756_FM.qxd:reynolds 2/6/09 1:47 PM Page a PRAISE FOR DAVID REYNOLDS’S SUMMITS “Most historians agree that summits played a central role in 20th- century international relations, but explaining how or why these meetings mattered so much has often proved frustrating. . . . David Reynolds—a Cambridge historian—has now filled the gap with a book that is as penetrating in its overarching analysis as it is rich in detail about individual encounters at the summit: the result is a study in international history at its very finest.” —Irish Times “Behind the narrative lies a muscular analytic mind.” —Sunday Times “Lucid, authoritative account of big-power diplomatic parleys from Munich to Camp David.” —Kirkus “Reynolds had the intriguing idea of examining the conflicts of the 20th century through the lens of its pivotal summit meetings. Given his Cambridge professorship and eight books on WWII and the Cold War (Command of History), the author’s thorough mastery of his subject is reflected in the fluency and assurance of the writing.” —Publishers Weekly “Author David Reynolds takes us on a virtual trek to the summit and back in a book that is as entertaining and eye-opening as it is instructive.” —Arkansas Democrat-Gazette 0465012756_FM.qxd:reynolds 2/6/09 1:47 PM Page b “This is an essential book for a deeper understanding and apprecia- tion of the difficulties and the possibilities of international summitry.” —Lincoln Journal Star “A fascinating look at historical events through this particular lens. . . . ” —Library Journal “Masterly . . . required reading.” —Spectator “David Reynolds writes with pace and verve . . . he has given us a fine book.” —Literary Review “Compellingly written . . .a work of great originality . . .an impor- tant book, which should change the way we think about the inter- national history of the twentieth century.” —Times Literary Supplement reynolds_FM.qxd 8/31/07 10:31 AM Page i SUMMITS reynolds_FM.qxd 8/31/07 10:31 AM Page ii also by david reynolds The Creation of the Anglo-American Alliance: A Study in Competitive Cooperation,1937–1941 An Ocean Apart:The Relationship between Britain and America in the Twentieth Century (with David Dimbleby) Britannia Overruled:British Policy and World Power in the Twentieth Century The Origins of the Cold War in Europe (editor) Allies at War:The Soviet,American and British Experience,1939–1945 (co-edited with Warren F.Kimball and A.O.Chubarian) Rich Relations:The American Occupation of Britain,1942–1945 One World Divisible:A Global History since 1945 From Munich to Pearl Harbor:Roosevelt’s America and the Origins of the Second World War In Command of History:Churchill Fighting and Writing the Second World War From World War to Cold War:Churchill,Roosevelt and the International History of the 1940s reynolds_FM.qxd 8/31/07 10:31 AM Page iii S UM M I TS Six Meetings That Shaped the Twentieth Century DAVID REYNOLDS A Member of the Perseus Books Group New York 0465012756_FM.qxd:reynolds 2/5/09 5:45 PM Page iv Copyright © 2007by David Reynolds Hardcover edition first published in 2007 by Basic Books A Member of the Perseus Books Group Paperback edition first published in 2009 by Basic Books All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America. No part of this book may be reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews. Books published by Basic Books are available at special discounts for bulk purchases in the United States by corporations, institutions, and other organizations. For more information, please contact the Special Markets Department at the Perseus Books Group, 2300Chestnut St., Philadelphia, PA 19103, or call (800) 810-4145, extension. 5000, or email [email protected]. design by jane raese Text set in 12.5-point Bembo Cataloging-in-Publication Data is available from the Library of Congress. hardcover isbn: 978-0-465-06904-0 paperback isbn: 978-0-465-01275-6 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 reynolds_FM.qxd 8/31/07 10:31 AM Page v For my mother reynolds_FM.qxd 8/31/07 10:31 AM Page vi This page intentionally left blank reynolds_FM.qxd 8/31/07 10:31 AM Page vii CONTENTS List of Maps ix List of Illustrations xi Introduction 1 1 Toward the Summit: From Babylon to Versailles 11 2 Munich 1938: Chamberlain and Hitler 37 3 Yalta 1945: Churchill,Roosevelt and Stalin 103 4 Vienna 1961: Kennedy and Khrushchev 163 5 Moscow 1972: Brezhnev and Nixon 223 6 Camp David 1978: Begin,Carter and Sadat 283 7 Geneva 1985: Gorbachev and Reagan 343 8 Summitry as a Way of Life: From the G7 to Bush and Blair 401 Sources and Acknowledgments 437 Abbreviations 441 Notes 445 Index 521
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