Personalities, War and Diplomacy Essays in International History [Paperback]

Combines essays on the personality dimension in the 19th and 20th century international history, placing in a proper historical perspective the impact of individual diplomats, politicians and military strategists on foreign policy-making.Canadian Journal of History - reviewed by Keith Neilson - Royal Military college of Canada

In short, this is a valuable book. The editors are to be congratulated, both for their own efforts and for assembling a strong cast of contributors. Let us hope that the volume stimulates further work on the impact of personality on policy.



FC Journal - Diplomacy and Statecraft - reveiwed by P.M.H.Bell University of Liverpool

The editors have conceived an enterprising and worthwhile project, and carried it through to a successful conclusion, in thee shape of a new and forceful contribution to a long-running debate.



This is an excellent collection of essays which, as Roy Jenkins points out in his preface, rarely fail to provide both little-known information and beams of illumination . - Michael Dockrill, Contemporary Security Policy