The Kremlinologist: Llewellyn E Thompson, America's Man in Cold War Moscow (Johns Hopkins Nuclear History and Contemporary Affairs)

"A valuable addition to the history of the first half of theCold War, as well as a compelling biography...." Robet Legvold, Foreign Affairs, American Magazine.Against the sprawling backdrop of the Cold War, The Kremlinologist revisits some of the twentieth century's greatest conflicts as seen through the eyes of its hardest working diplomat, Llewellyn E Thompson. From the wilds of the American West to the inner sanctums of the White House and the Kremlin, Thompson became an important advisor to presidents and a key participant in major global events, including the Cuban Missile Crisis and the Vietnam War. This unique and monumental biography not only restores a central figure to history, it makes the crucial events he shaped accessible to a broader readership and gives contemporary readers a backdrop for understanding the fraught United States-Russia relationship that still exists today. Recipient of the Special Certificate of the 2018 American Academy of Diplomacy Douglas Dillon Book Award. Winner of the 2018 New Mexico/Arizona Book Award for Biography.