The Book Prize Index

The Blood Telegram: Nixon, Kissinger, and a Forgotten Genocide

Gary J. Bass

A full-length account of the involvement of Richard Nixon and Henry Kissinger in Pakistan's brutal 1970s military dictatorship argues that they encouraged China's military presence in India, illegally supplied weapons used in massacres and embraced military strategies that have negatively impacted geopolitics for decades. By the author of Freedom's Battle.

HistoryHistory · medium confidenceHistory81 signalsLlm Classifier: History -> HistoryOpen Library: Nixon, richard m. (richard milhous), 1913-1994 -> BiographyOpen Library: Kissinger, henry, 1923-2023 -> BiographyVietnam WarWar & Military Strategy

Award History

2 wins · 3 total

AwardYearResultCategory / Notes
Cundill History PrizeMajor2014WinnerSecondary source
Lionel Gelber Prize: International AffairsMajor2014WinnerSecondary source
Pulitzer Prize in General NonfictionMajor2014FinalistSecondary source
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Experimental book profileGenerated by GPT-5.4 nano · may contain inaccuracies

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  1. 01 Central figures

    • Richard Nixon88%
    • Henry Kissinger88%

  2. 02 Central places

    None extracted with sufficient confidence.

  3. 03 Suggested argument

    The account argues Nixon and Kissinger encouraged China’s military presence in India, illegally supplied weapons used in massacres, and embraced military strategies with long-lasting negative geopolitical impacts.

    Model confidence 74%

  4. 04 Reading orientation

    35 / 100 academic

    Serious trade

    An estimate of intended readership and scholarly apparatus—not quality or importance.

Confidence percentages are the model's own estimates. Profile confidence: 77%.