On Active Service in Peace and War
by Henry L. Stimson, McGeorge Bundy
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This vintage book is Henry L. Stimson s 1947 autobiography, On Active Services in Peace and War . It is chiefly an account of Stimson's 13 years' public service, and explores his actions, motives, and results in great detail. On Active Services in Peace and War is highly recommended for those with an interest in the life and work of this great American statesman, and would make for a worthy addition to any collection. Contents include: Attorney for the Government, Roosevelt and Taft, show more Responsible Government, The World Changes, As Private Citizen, Governor General of the Philippines, Constructive Beginnings, The Beginnings of Disaster, The Far Eastern Crisis, The Tragedy of Timidity, etc. Henry Lewis Stimson (1867 1950) was an American politician who held many important governmental positions under numerous American presidents, including Herbert Hoover, Harry S. Truman, and Franklin D. Roosevelt. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new biography of the author." show lessTags
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2785. On Active Service in Peace and War, by Henry L. Stimson and McGeorge Bundy (read 28 Sep 1995) This book was published in 1948. Stimson was Secretary of War under Taft, Secretary of State under Hoover, and again Secretary of War (under FDR) from July 1, 1940 to Sept 1945 . I should have read this book 45 years ago, but it has aged very, very well. I must say that what he says makes excellent sense and I believe he would say so today. See, e.g., this on page 651: "Whatever the ideological bases of Soviet policy, it seems clear that some at least of the leaders of Russia are men who have a marked respect for facts. We must make it wholly evident that a non-aggressive Russia will have nothing to fear from us. We must make it clear, show more too, that the Western non-communist world is going to survive in growing economic and political stability. If we can do this, then slowly--but perhaps less slowly than we now believe--the Russian leaders may either change their minds or lose their jobs." I think we were exceptionally fortunate to have Stimson as Secretary of War during World War II. show less
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- Nonfiction, Biography & Memoir, History, Politics and Government, Anthropology
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- 973.91 — History & geography History of North America United States 1901- World Wars and Depression Era (1901-1953)
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- E748 .S883 .A3 — History of the United States United States Twentieth century General Biography
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