Someone looking for a summer read with heroes and villains, far-sighted titans and dastardly domestic subversives could do worse than Henry Kissinger’s new book, Leadership, which could just as easily be titled “How Henry and His Friends Made History and Why We Should All Be Very, Very Grateful”.
The heroes of the story are six of the most important leaders of the second half of the 20th century, all of whom Kissinger, now 99, met and most of whom he worked and socialised with. The leaders all share certain similarities that Kissinger emphasises and which, though it’s not stated, could be said to be shared by Kissinger himself. They all triumphed over their modest starts in life, through their great ability and drive, to
