The Hawk and the Dove: Paul Nitze, George Kennan, and the History of the Cold WarA brilliant and revealing biography of the two most important Americans during the Cold War erawritten by the grandson of one of them Only two Americans held positions of great influence throughout the Cold War; ironically, they were the chief advocates for the opposing strategies for winningand survivingthat harrowing conflict. Both men came to power during World War II, reached their professional peaks during the Cold Wars most frightening moments,