Well, the author is a diplomat who has been in poste at the U.S. Embassy at Paris from 1984 to 1989 as C.I.A. Chief of station, after all; and this experienced and highly knowledgeable lecturer on French-American relations had previously authored Oldest Allies, Guarded Friends: The United and France since 1940.So, Charles Cogan knows whom he is talking about and he brilliantly and accurately int