Books by Townsend Hoopes

An account of the American role in creating the United Nations, this text explains how the idea of the UN was conceived, debated and revised, first within the US government and then by negotiation with its major allies in World War II.

"Far and away the most illuminating account we have of the people and policies that led the United States into the Vietnam catastrophe. . . .A significant contribution to the history of our times." -Arthur Schlesinger, Jr.