University of Georgia Press, November Date: 1998. First Edition. Hardcover. Signed Very Good/Very Good. Signed and inscribed by Author. 1st Edition / 1st Printing - No marks or writing observed in text. Binding tight and square. DJ is VG. Gently read. . . . . . . . As a high-ranking American diplomat during the Cold War, Martin J. Hillenbrand was witness to some of the most exciting moments in twentieth-century history. Fragments of Our Time is a richly detailed, gracefully written account of a career that spanned seven presidencies and more than half a century. After stints in Africa and Asia, the bulk of Hillenbrand's career was spent in Europe. He recounts with authority his experiences in postwar Germany, his involvement with the Cuban missile crisis, his appointment as the first American ambassador to Hungary, and his posts as assistant secretary of state for European affairs and ambassador to Germany. Hillenbrand writes with a keen wit and discerning eye of the people and events that shaped contemporary American foreign policy. Family-owned bookshop in Steubenville, Ohio: BookMarx Bookstore. Books shipped within 24 hours. 1998. University of Georgia Press ISBN 0820320161 9780820320168 [US]

University of Georgia Press, Date: 1998-11-01. Hardcover. Good. 1998. University of Georgia Press ISBN 0820320161 9780820320168 [US]

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[Rossendale, LANCS, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 1998]
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ISBN10: 0820320161, ISBN13: 9780820320168, [publisher: University of Georgia Press] Hardcover New copy - Usually dispatched within 4 working days. As a high-ranking American diplomat during the Cold War, the author was witness to many important events in 20th-century history. This book is an account of a career that spanned seven presidencies and more than half a century.
[Southport, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 1998]

Univ of Georgia Pr, Date: 1998. Hardcover. New. 432 pages. 9.75x6.50x1.50 inches. 1998. Univ of Georgia Pr ISBN 0820320161 9780820320168 [GB]

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ISBN10: 0820320161, ISBN13: 9780820320168, [publisher: University Of Georgia Press] Hardcover nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - As a high-ranking American diplomat during the Cold War, Martin J. Hillenbrand was witness to some of the most exciting moments in twentieth-century history. After five years in Asia and Africa, Hillenbrand spent most of his diplomatic career dealing with Europe in the critical post-World War II and Cold War eras. He recounts with authority his experiences in postwar Germany as the U.S. political advisor to Berlin, his activities as the director of the Intergovernmental Berlin Task Force during the Berlin crisis of 1958-1963, and his appointment as minister and deputy chief of mission in Bonn. He also details his involvement with the Cuban missile crisis and the Kennedy administration, his appointment as the first American ambassador to Hungary, his service as assistant secretary of state for European affairs during the first Nixon administration, and his posting in 1972 as Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Germany.
[Einbeck, Germany] [Publication Year: 1998]
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