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Tangled Web: The Making of Foreign Policy in the Nixon Presidency
by William P. Bundy
from Hill & Wang Pub

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 3.0 / 5.0

• fair criticisms and justified accolades for both men
  i disagree with most reviewers in their criticism of mybundy's handling of this book. i thought it painted a fair picture for criticism of nixon and kissinger. rarely do you find a book that doesnt overpraise them or treat them as war criminals. mr. bundy did both v ery well here. the layout of the book and the smotth read of text made this an enjoyable and learning experience. i highly recommend

• Tangled Web is a Tangled Mess
  Bundy's book reads like a tedious chemistry textbook. While Nixon's entire administation is covered, it is in so much unnecessary detail that one is hardly able to decipher the important from the merely anecdotal. Many better assessments of Nixon and Kissinger are available in more concise and interesting forms.

• Muddled Message from an Inappropriate Messenger
  Mr. Bundy puts the worst possible spin on every foreign policy initiative by Richard Nixon. Whatever truth there is in this tome is buried beneath a biased account told with the sort of arrogance which got us into the war in the first place. In fact, the primary virtue of this book is to give us insight into the intellectual and character flaws of the author, one of the major architects of the Vietnam fiasco. Above all else, this is an extraordinarily uncharitable and ungentlemanly work. Thanks to Mr.... more info

• Good overview of the Nixon/Kissinger years
  The book has over 500 pages following a broadly chronological order. This has the disadvantage of addressing key issues on a fragmented basis and a reader wishing to focus on a specific area of foreign policy (e.g. detente with the Soviet Union) has to jump around and follow a snapshot approach rather than get into the meat and ongoing development of strategy. Nevertheless, Bundy provides a good overview and introduction to US foreign policy in the Nixon/Kissinger years and provides the stimulus to... more info

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