{"product_id":"9780684856445","title":"The Color of Truth","description":"Author: Kai Bird\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780684856445\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Simon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 15 Jul 2000\u003cbr\u003ePages: 496\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the Pulitzer Prize–winning coauthor of \u003ci\u003eAmerican Prometheus\u003c\/i\u003e—this biography of the Bundy Brothers inspired the Academy Award–winning film \u003ci\u003eOppenheimer\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\n In this definitive biography of McGeorge Bundy and William Bundy, two of \"the best and the brightest\" who advised presidents about peace and war during the most dangerous years of the Cold War, Kai Bird pens a portrait of the fiercely patriotic, brilliant, and brazenly self-confident men who directed a steady escalation of a war they did not believe could be won.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\n Drawing on seven years of research, nearly one hundred interviews, and scores of still-classified top secret documents in a masterful reevaluation of America's actions throughout the Cold War and Vietnam, \u003ci\u003eThe Color of Truth\u003c\/i\u003e tells the tale of the anti-communist liberals who, despite their grave doubts about sending Americans to fight in Southeast Asia, became key architects of America's war in Vietnam.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\n Like the bestselling \u003ci\u003eThe Wise Men\u003c\/i\u003e, this dual biography is both an inside account of the making of US foreign policy in an era of nuclear weapons and a stunning group portrait of the heirs of the Wise Men—including Robert McNamara, George Ball, and Robert Kennedy—and the presidents they served.","brand":"Print on demand - Ships in 1 to 3 months","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46871656267934,"sku":"HPC-9780684856445","price":33.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780684856445.jpg?v=1779618348","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780684856445","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}