01691cam a2200349 i 4500 384600301 TxAuBib 20190611120000.0 180625s2019||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2018030382 9780307958020 hardcover 0307958027 hardcover TxAuBib rda Packer, George, 1960- Our man : Richard Holbrooke and the end of the American century / by George Packer. Richard Holbrooke and the end of the American century. First edition. New York : Alfred A. Knopf, [2019] 592 pages ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier "A Borzoi book.". Includes bibliographical references. Dreams so far away -- Vietnam how can we lose when we're so sincere? -- How does he do it? -- Swallow hard -- Since I am now hopeless -- Bosnia they'll come for me -- We are close to our dreams -- You're either going to win or fall -- Afghanistan everything is different - and everything is the same -- Epilogue. Draws on firsthand writings in a narrative portrait of the influential American diplomat that explores how his achievements over half a century of history were complicated by his political ambitions. 20190611. Holbrooke, Richard C 1941-2010. Diplomats United States Biography. Ambassadors United States Biography. Statesmen United States Biography.