“Eden had believed it might be possible for British brains to run the world with American muscle. He had not expected the… — Alex von Tunzelmann Copy Share Image
“The massacre of the AVH men had made for a grotesque spectacle, and its images changed the minds both of Khrushchev and… — Alex von Tunzelmann Psychology Copy Share Image
“Generally the Truman Doctrine had been pursued passively, though in 1949 a secret joint American-British operation had parachuted trained Albanian exiles back… — Alex von Tunzelmann Copy Share Image
“The Israeli border police guarding the central region near the Jordanian border had been told to take all measures necessary to keep… — Alex von Tunzelmann Little girl Copy Share Image
“An essential truth about Eisenhower and Dulles’s policy on the Soviet Union is revealed in these minutes. Though they talked tough for… — Alex von Tunzelmann Human rights Copy Share Image
“One of the problems for the United Nations Expeditionary Force was that its members had no uniform apart from those of their… — Alex von Tunzelmann Copy Share Image
“On December 20, Denis Healey asked Eden in the House of Commons whether Britain had had any foreknowledge of the Israeli attack.… — Alex von Tunzelmann Labour party Copy Share Image
“Though the timing of Dulles’s decision may have been ordained by his domestic political situation, it was a shock to his colleagues… — Alex von Tunzelmann Politics Copy Share Image
“Under the doctrine of “plausible deniability” favored by Allen Dulles, the president was sometimes not told things it might be inconvenient or… — Alex von Tunzelmann Politics Copy Share Image
“In 1951, the political philosopher Leo Strauss coined the term reductio ad Hitlerum to describe the often misleading comparison of an opponent’s… — Alex von Tunzelmann Politics Copy Share Image
“Containing Communism was a priority, but the United States government had its own plans. Since 1951 or 1952, the idea had been… — Alex von Tunzelmann Holy man Copy Share Image
“Eisenhower was determined to avoid a direct confrontation with the Soviets. It is unlikely he would have sent American armed forces unilaterally.… — Alex von Tunzelmann Armed forces Copy Share Image
“The Soviets replaced him with a non-Jewish figure, Imre Nagy. Nagy was a Communist, but a reformer rather than a Stalinist. He… — Alex von Tunzelmann Soviet union Copy Share Image
“IN THE BEGINNING, THERE WERE TWO NATIONS. ONE WAS A vast, mighty and magnificent empire, brilliantly organized and culturally unified, which dominated… — Alex von Tunzelmann Copy Share Image
