Book Reviews

Allen Dulles and John Foster Dulles

The Brothers  reviewed by New York Times and Wall Street Journal

Anyone wanting to know why the United States is hated across much of the world need look no farther than this book. “The Brothers” is a riveting chronicle of government-sanctioned murder, casual elimination of “inconvenient” regimes, relentless prioritization of American corporate interests and cynical arrogance on the part of two men who were once among the most powerful in the world.

New York Times [read full review]

The Brothers  reviewed by NPR, Boston Globe, Worcester Telegram

 “John Foster Dulles and Allen Dulles were the forefathers of using covert operations to upset foreign governments — with the aim of overthrow…In The Brothers: John Foster Dulles, Allen Dulles, and Their Secret World War, journalist Stephen Kinzer examines their rise to power and how their personal relationship influenced their professional partnership.”

– National Public Radio [read full review | listen to interview with Stephen]