The seventy-fifth anniversary edition of Gunther’s classic portrait of America John Gunther’s Inside series were among the most popular books of reportage of the 1930s and 1940s. For Inside U.S.A., his magnum opus, Gunther set out from California and visited every state in the country, offering frank, lucid, and humorous observations along the way in what legendary publisher Robert Gottlieb, writing in the New York Times, calls Gunther’s “fluent, personal, casual, snappy” voice. Gunther’s insights on race, labor, the impact of massive New Deal public works projects, rural life, urbanization, and much more yield fascinating insight into life in a postwar America that had vaulted into the status of the world’s preeminent superpower. This seventy-fifth-anniversary edition of Inside U.S.A. provides an invaluable picture of America as it was and is both a delight to read and filled with insights that remain deeply relevant today.

Johnny Gunther was only seventeen years old when he died of a brain tumor. During the months of his illness, everyone near him was unforgettably impressed by his level-headed courage, his wit and quiet friendliness, and, above all, his unfaltering patience through times of despair. This deeply moving book is a father's memoir of a brave, intelligent, and spirited boy.

This action-packed memoir by a leading American diplomat provides provocative reflections on events and leaders, American and foreign, 1959 to 1989. Over the course of his career, Ambassador Dean found himself embroiled in controversy in hot spots in Asia and the Middle East. Serving several stints in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia, he worked on development projects in all three countries and with the U.S. military in Central Vietnam in the early 1970s. He brokered the deal that ended the war in Laos and faced down an attempted coup d'tat in 1973 against the neutralist regime of Prime Minister Souvanna Phouma. As ambassador in Cambodia, he was the last man out on April 12, 1975, as the last helicopter left Phnom Penh and Khmer Rouge forces approached the city. He was notably willing to work with anyone and everyone-communists and capitalists, diplomats and spies, urbanites and peasants, entrenched leaders and emerging reformers, Christians, Jews, Muslims, Hindus, and Buddhists. "A thoroughly readable, even fascinating, account of Dean's life and experiences as one of America's top twentieth-century diplomats." Robert V. Keeley, author, publisher, career diplomat, and former U.S. ambassador to Greece. "Dean's career reflects his strongly held belief that America should lead through the good example of its own principled behavior and decency, not through brute force and threats." John V. Whitbeck, international lawyer and author of The World According to Whitbeck. "Ambassador Dean comes across in this memoir as exactly what he is Ambassador Dean comes across in this memoir as exactly what he is Ambassador Dean comes across in this memoir as exactly what he isa dedicated and talented man deeply proud of his record in the practice of American diplomacy." Bruce Laingen, U.S. ambassador (ret.) and former president, American Academy of Diplomacy.

This action-packed memoir by a leading American diplomat provides provocative reflections on events and leaders, American and foreign, 1959 to 1989. Over the course of his career, Ambassador Dean found himself embroiled in controversy in hot spots in Asia and the Middle East. Serving several stints in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia, he worked on development projects in all three countries and with the U.S. military in Central Vietnam in the early 1970s. He brokered the deal that ended the war in Laos and faced down an attempted coup d'tat in 1973 against the neutralist regime of Prime Minister Souvanna Phouma. As ambassador in Cambodia, he was the last man out on April 12, 1975, as the last helicopter left Phnom Penh and Khmer Rouge forces approached the city. He was notably willing to work with anyone and everyone-communists and capitalists, diplomats and spies, urbanites and peasants, entrenched leaders and emerging reformers, Christians, Jews, Muslims, Hindus, and Buddhists. "A thoroughly readable, even fascinating, account of Dean's life and experiences as one of America's top twentieth-century diplomats." Robert V. Keeley, author, publisher, career diplomat, and former U.S. ambassador to Greece. "Dean's career reflects his strongly held belief that America should lead through the good example of its own principled behavior and decency, not through brute force and threats." John V. Whitbeck, international lawyer and author of The World According to Whitbeck. "Ambassador Dean comes across in this memoir as exactly what he is Ambassador Dean comes across in this memoir as exactly what he is Ambassador Dean comes across in this memoir as exactly what he isa dedicated and talented man deeply proud of his record in the practice of American diplomacy." Bruce Laingen, U.S. ambassador (ret.) and former president, American Academy of Diplomacy.

NSIDE ASIA 1942 WAR EDITION COMPLETELY REVISED By JOHN GUNTHER. TABLE OF CONTENTS Preface to the 1942 War Edition ix Chapter L The Emperor of Japan 1 II. First Course in Japanese 24 III. Army Bearing Pamphlets 45 IV. Japans Totalitarian Leaders 62 V. MenofYen-87 VI. The Story of Two Twenty-Six 98 VII, Japan Makes War-1 07 VIII. Pearl Harbor and the Pacific-129 IX. Guinea Pigs of Manchukuo 142 X. The Russian Position 154 XI. Colossal China-165 XII. Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek 200 XIII. ASongofSoongs-221 XIV. The Chinese Reds, Who Wear Blue-234 XV. Young Marshal atSian 245 XVI. TheWarinChina-256 XVII. Chinese Generals and Politicians 273 XVIII. Puppets Look Up-292 XIX. Philippines After Quezon-309 XX Catastrophe at Singapore 327 XXI. The Dutch East Indies Under Fire-343 XXII. Thailand, Once Called Siam-353 XXIII. Mr. Gandhi-364 XXIV. Beginnings in India 390 XXV. A Word About Religion-411 XXVI. Jawaharlal Nehru-429 vili TABLE OF COXTEXTS Chapter XXV1L The Congress Structure 447 XXViil. The World of the Great Princes 463 XXIX. Aga Khan, Moslems, and Others 483 XXX. British Rule in India 492 XXXI, The Far Frontiers 5O7 XXXII. People, Pressures, Problems in Iran 524 XXXIII. Arab World 541 XXXIV. Kings of the Middle East 554 XXXV. Land of Israel 573 XXXVI. Dr. Chaim Weizmann 59O XXXVIL Circumnavigation Complete 6G Ackn owl ed g m e n ts 6O6 Bibliography 6O8 Index 613 LIST OF MAPS I. Facing page 1152 II. Facing page 1 3 5 111. Facing page 15 S IV Facing page 192 V, Facing page 31 VI. Facing page - 398 VIL Facing page 536 VIII, Facing page 568 Preface to the 1942 War Edition Inside Asia has never been revised before. It was first published almost three years ago, in June 1939. This new editionis com pletely rewritten and reset from beginning to end, from top to bottom I have made almost 5000 textual revisions, and added and subtracted a great many thousand words. This work has been difficult since at the moment of writing, February 1942, events themselves are changing faster than you can find words to describe them. The pace of history is very fast these days too fast. The original edition of Inside Asia contained the following prefatory note, which I wrote in the spring of 1939. I reproduce it verbatim except for minor stylistic changes This book is an obvious companion, a twin to Inside Europe. I wante f d to call it Outside Asia, but my publishers politely overruled me. I hope they are right. My attitude was that in Asia I was out side looking in, whereas in Europe I had been inside looking out. But this book is, I believe, just as closely written as Inside Europe, just as intimately detailed and comprehensive. My approach is the same, and so is my point of view. And I looked in under particularly fruitful circumstances. In 1937-38 I visited every important place I have written about, except Saudi Arabia and the Mongolias. This book, which is both a reporters job and a kind of political guide, has been over two years in the making. I traveled around the world, about 30,000 miles, by steamship, railway, airplane, and motor car. In each country I saw most of the leading political personalities. Previously I had been to the Near East four times, as a correspondent for the Chicago Daily News. Inside Europe was built up on a thread of personality, and so is this book. There are chapters on the Emperor of Japan, Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek, the Soong Sisters, Manuel Quezon, Mr...

A virtual "Who is Who" in Asia, from Tel Aviv to Tokyo, on the eve of WW2. Gunther introduces the history and national characteristics of each nation, together with the biographies of their statesmen, politicians and war lords. Full of details and anecdotes, this is a superb accomplishment.