Get ready for a wild ride with The Brothers Book through the 1950s, when two super-powered bros took charge and wreaked havoc on the world stage. John Foster Dulles, the Secretary of State, and his brother Allen Dulles, the CIA director, were like a dynamic duo on steroids. In “The Brothers,” Stephen Kinzer dives deep into their lives and tries to figure out why the US acts so crazy in the world.
Turns out, it’s a mix of religious righteousness and too many Western movies where the cowboy saves the day. These guys from The Brothers Book thought they were the noble gunmen, here to clean up the world by taking out the bad guys. And boy, did they take it to the extreme. They went on a rampage against foreign leaders they deemed threatening, leaving a trail of violence in their wake.
They even dragged the US into the Vietnam War and set the stage for decades of bad blood with countries like Cuba and Iran. The Dulles brothers were like the American dream gone wrong, and their story is a wild ride through the twisted history of the US and the world. Get ready to have your mind blown!
What about The Brothers Book?
- John Foster Dulles and Allen Dulles were brothers who had immense power in the United States during the Cold War
- John Foster Dulles was secretary of state and Allen Dulles was director of the CIA
- The book explores their lives and asks why the United States behaves as it does in the world
- It examines hidden forces that shape the American psyche, such as religion and Western movies
- The Dulles brothers launched violent campaigns against foreign leaders they perceived as threats to the US, leading to violence in countries like Guatemala and the Congo
- Their actions also contributed to the Vietnam War and strained relations with countries like Cuba and Iran
- The story of the Dulles brothers is seen as a reflection of America’s modern history and its impact on the world
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