The Wise Men (book)

The Wise Men: Six Friends and the World They Made is a non-fiction book authored by Walter Isaacson and Evan Thomas. Published by Simon & Schuster in 1986, it describes the actions of a group of U.S. federal government officials and members of the East Coast foreign policy establishment. Starting in the immediate post-World War II period, the group developed the containment policy of dealing with the Communist bloc during the Cold War. They also helped to craft institutions and initiatives such as NATO, the World Bank, and the Marshall Plan. An updated edition of the book was released in 2012.^[1]

Supportive reviews appeared in publications such as Foreign Affairs and The Los Angeles Times.

^ Isaacson, Walter; Thomas, Evan (May 8, 2012). The Wise Men: Six Friends and the World They Made (2nd ed.). Simon & Schuster. ISBN 978-1451683226.