"It is an important, insightful study from an "outside perspective," and one that deserves serious consideration by scholars, students, and those more generally interested in the Russo-American dialogue over the past 250 years. Paul Dukes has a remarkable command of the major and minor sources on the subject, and he interweaves the complex interactions of the two great powers with skill, sophistication, and perspective.."
-The International History Review, June 2002.
"The author''s broad learning and long historical perspective make this thoughtful book a welcome correctivee to the shallow triumphalism that has marred much recent writing on the subject. This is a perceptive and provocative book."
-David S. Painter