Mandarin : The Diaries of Nicholas Henderson by Henderson, Nicholas

Phoenix Press, 2000-11-01. Paperback. Good.

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Paperback. Very Good.

London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson. 1995. Very Good condition. Some discolouration to upper edge. Illustrated with Black and White Photographs. 517 pages. An entertaning and revealing account of an ambassador's life. Henderson was a British Ambassador from the late 1960s to 1982. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . 1st Edition. Trade Paperback.

United Kingdom: Phoenix Press, 2001. New book, 517 pages. Generally recognised as one of Britain's most popular and successful diplomats, Sir Nocholas (Nicko) Henderson was Ambassador to Poland 1962-72, Germany 1972-75, France 1975-79, and the United States 1979-82. His diaries, whether covering subjects as dissimilar as the sleeping arrangements in Windsor Castle, the developing relationship between Margaret Thatcher and Ronald Reagan, or the bitterest days of the Cold War, sparkle with humour and lively anecdote. Conversations are given as they took place. Hazards and gaffes inseperable from the roller-coaster career of a seasoned diplomat are recorded wihtout inhibition. As a respected author, he writes with ease and authority revealing what life was like behind the Iron Curtain; of the complicated four-power responsibility in Berlin; of the challenges of representing Britain in France at a low ebb in the relationship; of serving in Washington during the Carter and Reagan administration and of… Read More

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