ISBN10: 0399157298, ISBN13: 9780399157295, [publisher: Putnam] Hardcover First Edition Inscribed First Edition, First Printing of this excellent Cold War history of the events and politics surrounding the construction of the Berlin Wall in 1961. Focuses on the personalities and political situations of newly inaugurated and untested U.S. President John F. Kennedy and bombastic and politically insecure Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev. Also presents a vivid portrait of divided Berlin and its unwelcome position as the most prominent front in the Cold War. Inscribed by Frederick Kempe to former U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom Matthew Barzun on the title page. "For Amb. Matthew Barzun, Thanks so much for your work with the Atlantic Council -- and for UK - US relations!!" 579 pages, illustrated. No sign of previous use.
[Salisbury, MD, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2011]
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