US diplomat Service (1909-99) negotiated Chinese aid against the Japanese during World War II, predicted the triumph of the Communist revolution, was the first victim of anti-communist crusader Joseph McCarthy, and after a long legal struggle was finally reinstated by the US Supreme Court. American broadcast journalist and documentary film maker Joiner tells his story in the context of the political and historical of the Cold War. Annotation ©2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)