Speaking frankly

"There has been no more crucial period in our history than the two years after V-E Day during which James F. Byrnes fought--patiently, firmly and wholeheartedly--to make a lasting peace. As Secretary of State, he, more than any one man, shaped and directed American foreign policy during that critical time. Now, believing that all Americans must know the facts if we are to achieve a real 'peoples' peace,' he goes on record with a full report of his efforts to get it. This is his story of the international conferences and conference interludes, of the diplomatic trials and errors, the crises, failures and accomplishments of those two eventful, decisive years"--Jacket, p. [2].