{"product_id":"the-color-of-truth-mcgeorge-bundy-and-william-bundy-brothers-in-arms-9780684856445","title":"The Color of Truth: McGeorge Bundy and William Bundy: Brothers in Arms","description":"\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 \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawing 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLike 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKai Bird is the coauthor with Martin J. Sherwin of the Pulitzer Prize-winning biography, \u003ci\u003eAmerican Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer\u003c\/i\u003e, which was the inspiration for the film \u003ci\u003eOppenheimer\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the Academy Award for Best Picture. His other books include \u003ci\u003eThe Chairman: John J. McCloy, the Making of the American Establishment, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Color of Truth: McGeorge Bundy \u0026amp; William Bundy, Brothers in Arms, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Outlier.\u003c\/i\u003e Bird is the winner of the 2024 BIO Award for his contributions to the art and craft of biography. His many other honors include fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation, the MacArthur Foundation, the German Marshall Fund, and the Rockefeller Foundation. A contributing editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Nation\u003c\/i\u003e, he lives in Kathmandu, Nepal, with his wife and son.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50460707553554,"sku":"9780684856445","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_830ba79b-1eed-48e2-b9f7-49011ecf51bf.jpg?v=1730045761","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-color-of-truth-mcgeorge-bundy-and-william-bundy-brothers-in-arms-9780684856445","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}