The Colonel: The Life and Wars of Henry Stimson, 1867-1950

Godfrey Hodgson. Northeastern University Press, $20 (404pp) ISBN 978-1-55553-127-0

This elegant, learned biography richly delineates the imperialistic secretary of war under Taft and FDR, governor-general under Coolidge and secretary of state under Hoover. Photos. (Apr.)

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