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Hfstyrjr in Ae Making
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■■-'■ , In mid-1944, lames Forrestal ______ v Secretary of Nary, bringing a keen, incisive mind and rock-solid patriotism to a job that needed both. Tneae Forrestal qualities and the importance of his goremment position make Th* Forrestal Diaries (Viking Press' $5.00) one of the moat penetrating commentaries erer written on global problems that faced its then—1944-4^— and face ns yet.
This personal record of conversations, interviews, significant meetings and reflective comments is not a diary in the formal sense of the word. A fine editorial job in clarifying, supplementing and arranging the material makes it easy to follow the flow of events.
Throughout the bOok, two threads an plainly evident. OnC is the bright red line of Forrestal’s dogged determination to make his government and his country aware of its defense needs as he interpreted them. Running parallel is the grim gray line j>f frustration drain by lack of understanding, election-year maneuvers and muddlers where men ware needed.
The Forrestal Diaries would be a worth-while addition to your borne bookshelf—a valuable record of today’s history in the making.* ‘‘tmM
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