EBOOK American Ambassador:Joseph C. Grew and the Development of the United States Diplomatic Traditi

The story of Joseph Clark Grew (1880-1965) is the story of the modern American        diplomatic tradition. Grew served the U.S. government for over forty years, with an        impressive career that included two ambassadorships, two secretaryships, two        ministerships, and every junior rank in the service. Grew was in Berlin when the        U.S. went to war with Germany in 1917, was American Ambassador to Japan during the        years leading up to Pearl Harbor, was Undersecretary of State during the war, and        was instrumental in planning U.S. postwar strategy in the Far East. In this rich and        intimate biography, Heinrichs draws on Grew's vast diary, correspondence, and        several private and official collections to reconstruct the life of an extraordinary        career diplomat. Here, Joseph C. Grew emerges as a man of peace who used both skill        and insight to slow the world's progress toward World War II.