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3.0 out of 5 stars
The original dinner host and October surprise.,
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This review is from: Anna Chennault: Informal Diplomacy and Asian Relations (Biographies in American Foreign Policy, No. 8) (Hardcover)
Anna Chennault played a role in the post World War II Republican party. As the society widow of a war hero, she played the party host for up and coming Republicans in Washington D.C.'s society. She influenced Republican strategy to the Asia and especially the ROC and PRC. This hard line approach dictated policy which resulted in the cold war in Asia.Even though China was Communist, her views influenced how the U.S. dealt in this crucial area of the Cold War. I am not sure this is a good thing, since Anna was from a prominent Peking family oppossed to the Communists. One thing this book explains is the October surprise that Anna influenced. The RSV was against any peace overtures to DRVN, and so Anna's influence may have killed an earlier deal in Vietnam, and got RN elected President. This chapter makes it clear on what actually happened and does show RN influenced American policy before the 1968 election. This book is a thesis for the author's PhD. Even though I don't like reading a thesis, this book explains well Anna's influence in the American political system. I think it explains well the subject's influence on American policy-right or wrong. |
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Anna Chennault: Informal Diplomacy and Asian Relations (Biographies in American Foreign Policy, No. 8) by Catherine Forslund (Hardcover - February 1, 2002)
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