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Cambridge University Press The Impact of Napoleon
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Cambridge University Press North Korea
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Cambridge University Press War in an Age of Revolution 17751815
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Cambridge University Press The US Defense Economy
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Cambridge University Press Warrior Women
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Cambridge University Press Romanticism and the Biopolitics of Modern War Writing
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Cambridge University Press Signing Away the Bomb
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Cambridge University Press Why America Loses Wars
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Cambridge University Press Rethinking Warfare in the 21st Century
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Cambridge University Press The Russia Sanctions
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Cambridge University Press Taiwan and the Danger of a SinoAmerican War
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Cambridge University Press Successful Strategies Triumphing in War and Peace from Antiquity to the Present
Book SynopsisSuccessful Strategies is a fascinating new study of the key factors that have contributed to the development and execution of successful strategies throughout history. With a team of leading historians, Williamson Murray and Richard Hart Sinnreich examine how, and to what effect states, individuals and military organizations have found a solution to complex and seemingly insoluble strategic problems to reach success. Bringing together grand, political and military strategy, the book features thirteen essays which each explores a unique case or aspect of strategy. The focus ranges from individuals such as Themistocles, Bismarck and Roosevelt to organizations and bureaucratic responses. Whether discussing grand strategy in peacetime or that of war or politics, these case studies are unified by their common goal of identifying in each case the key factors that contributed to success as well as providing insights essential to any understanding of the strategic challenges of the future.Table of ContentsIntroduction Williamson Murray; 1. The strategic thought of Themistocles Victor Davis Hanson; 2. The grand strategy of the Roman Empire James Lacey; 3. Giraldus Cembrensis, Edward I, and the conquest of Wales Clifford J. Rogers; 4. Creating the British way of war: English strategy in the War of the Spanish Succession Jamel Otswald; 5. Failed, broken, or galvanized? Prussia and 1806 Dennis Showalter; 6. Victory by trial and error: Britain's struggle against Napoleon Richard Hart Sinnreich; 7. The strategy of Lincoln and Grant Wayne Hsieh; 8. Bismarckian strategic policy, 1871–90 Marcus Jones; 9. Dowding and the British strategy of air defense, 1936–40 Colin Gray; 10. US naval strategy and Japan Williamson Murray; 11. US grand strategy in World War II Peter R. Mansoor; 12. American grand strategy and the unfolding of the Cold War, 1945–61 Bradford A. Lee; 13. The Reagan Administration's strategy toward the Soviet Union Thomas G. Mahnken; Afterword Richard Hart Sinnreich.
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Cambridge University Press War in an Age of Revolution 17751815
Book SynopsisThe essays in this volume examine the historical place of revolutionary warfare on both sides of the Atlantic, focusing on the degree to which they extended practices common in the eighteenth century or introduced fundamentally new forms of warfare.Trade Review"An excellent historiographic review on the 'military revolution' of the early modern era, what it was and what its critics assert it was not, opens this collection." -Dieter K. Buse, Canadian Journal of HistoryTable of ContentsIntroduction: a tale of two tales: grand narratives of war in the age of revolution Roger Chickering; Part I. Perspectives on a Military History of the Revolutionary Era: 1. What constituted the 'military revolution' of the early modern period? Azar Gat; 2. Guibert: prophet of total war? Beatrice Heuser; 3. Old or new? The French wars: toward a concept of evolutionary change Ute Planert; 4. Reluctant reformers, observant disciples: the Prussian military reforms, 1807–14 Dierk Walter; 5. The First World War: global dimensions of warfare in the age of revolutions, 1775–1815 Stig Förster; 6. 'The most terrible world war': Friedrich Gentz and the lessons of revolutionary war Günther Kronenbitter; Part II. The Growing Dimensions of Battle: 7. The Native American way of war in the age of revolutions, 1754–1814 Timothy J. Shannon; 8. The American militias: 'the garnish of a table?' Matthew C. Ward; 9. The logistics of revolutionary war in France Alan Forrest; 10. Revolt and repression in Napoleonic Italy, 1796–1814 Michael Broers; 11. Naval power in the revolutionary era Jeremy Black; 12. Partisan warfare in Spain and total war John Lawrence Tone; Part III. Civil Institutions and the Growing Scope of War: 13. Where have all the people gone?: reflections on popular political mobilization on the eve of American independence T. H. Breen; 14. Achilles' heel: slavery and war in the American Revolution Jörg Nagler; 15. Revolutionary France and the meanings of levée en masse Wolfgang Kruse; 16. Religion in a time of war: the case of lower Alsace (1789–94) Donatus Düsterhaus; 17. Military and masculinity: gendering the history of the French wars, 1792–1815 Karen Hagemann; 18. A tale of two cities: Washington and Baltimore during the War of 1812 Marion Breunig; 19. Lost neutrality and economic warfare Napoleonic warfare in northern Europe, 1795–1815 Katharine Aalestad; 20. War and everyday life in Britain Mary A. Favret.
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc In the Cockpit 2
Book SynopsisFeatures 32 important World War II aircraft over approximately 47 spreads (104 pages).
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Cyber War
Book SynopsisFew understand the devastation cyber weapons can wreak or how the United States will use them in a crisis. This title explains how cyber weapons work and how vulnerable America is to the world of nearly untraceable cyber criminals and spies. It reveals how successful foreign cyber espionage has penetrated the Pentagon, and the defense industry.Trade Review"Chilling... [A] harrowing - and persuasive - picture of the cyberthreat the United States faces today." -- Michiko Kakutani, New York Times "Clarke and Knake are right to sound the alarm." -- Wall Street Journal "[CYBER WAR] may be the most important book about national-security policy in the last several years." -- Slate "In this chilling and eye-opening book, Clarke and Knake provide a highly detailed yet accessible look at how cyber warfare is being waged and the need to rethink our national security to face this new threat." -- Booklist "Will strengthen Clarke's claims as one of the founding fathers of cybersecurocracy...It is worth buying this book if only for his pithy five-page vision of this coming apocalypse and a return to stone-age conditions within a week, all because of a few pesky hackers and viruses." -- Financial Times
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Forty Autumns
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc You Are Worth It Building a Life Worth Fighting
Book SynopsisTrade Review“Kyle Carpenter’s memoir of gallantry beyond the call of duty provides a vivid reminder that grit and valor remain American hallmarks. A compelling account of life well lived against the toughest odds, one that will inspire and build confidence in every reader.” — JIM MATTIS, former U.S. Secretary of Defense “Kyle displayed a heroism in the blink of an eye that will inspire for generations” — BARACK OBAMA “Kyle Carpenter is truly amazing! He is definitely an American hero. His memoir deserves to be a huge success. I wish Kyle and his coauthor Don Yaeger the very best with You Are Worth It.” — MIKE KRZYZEWSKI, Duke University men’s basketball coach “I think Kyle Carpenter is one of the greatest living Americans, and I’m honored to know him. This book is important. After I read it I wanted to be better. Please share it with the people you love.” — ZAC BROWN, Grammy Award-winning musician “Kyle Carpenter has shown true courage and strength in the face of extraordinary challenges. From the attack in Afghanistan to multiple surgeries and obstacles, he never lost his faith or his will to serve his fellow brothers and sisters. His story inspires us and makes all Americans proud.” — NIKKI HALEY, former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations “Astonishing. ... Encourages everyone to ‘Be part of someone else’s miracle.’” — Booklist "[An] incredible story." — RACHEL HOLLIS "Kyle Carpenter's courage and sacrifice as a Marine was the true act of servant leadership, and I couldn’t be more honored to know him. You won’t get a more genuine story of finding purpose or living a life with intention than You Are Worth It." — JOHN C. MAXWELL, author of The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership "Offers valuable life lessons that speak beyond [Carpenter's] years. ... You Are Worth It is a work of last value. It holds tremendous potential to transform lives by assisting people in rising from their struggles stronger and more capable of loving one another." — The Federalist "A story of hope, selflessness, faith, and rebirth. ... Gives hope to those who are struggling." — Daily Caller
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc The Year That Broke America
Book Synopsis“In his beautifully crafted and rigorously reported volume, Andrew Rice takes readers back to Florida in 2000, laying out a cultural and political history of a moment at which America’s political system was turned inside out, its power structures upended. The Year That Broke America is vivid and wide-ranging; it also happens to be a page turner.”—Rebecca Traister, bestselling author of Good and Mad“Engrossing, insightful, tragic and above all, irresistible.”— Ronald BrownsteinCombining the compelling insight of Nixonland and the narrative verve of Ladies and Gentleman: The Bronx is Burning, a journalist’s definitive cultural and political history of the fatefully important moment when American politics and culture turned: the year 2000.Before there was Coronavirus, before there was the contentious 2020 election or the entir
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc I Marched with Patton
Book SynopsisNow, seventy-five years later, Frank Sisson’s remarkable reminiscences provide a fresh, unique look at Patton’s leadership, the final days of World War II and its direct aftermath, and the experience of combat on the front lines.Trade Review"Poignant. ... Well worth the read. ... A firsthand account of the turmoil and destruction in France in December 1944 and later, on the road to Germany. ... [Sisson] has an eloquence that belies the fact that he left school at 15 to support his family." — Wall Street Journal "Vivid. ... Compelling. ... Not many military veterans in 2020 can look you straight in the eye and say 'I marched with Patton'—but Frank Sisson can." — Newsmax
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Modern Warriors Real Stories from Real Heroes
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc A Sacred Oath
Book SynopsisINSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERFormer Secretary of Defense Mark T.Trade Review“A Sacred Oath pulls no punches. It depicts Trump as unfit for office and a threat to democracy, a prisoner of wrath, impulse and appetite. Over 752 pages, Esper’s Memoirs of a Secretary of Defense During Extraordinary Times are surgically precise in their score-settling. This is not just another book to be tossed on the pyre of Trump-alumni revenge porn. It is scary and sobering.” — The Guardian “Mr. Esper details the all-consuming task of managing America’s largest and most vital cabinet department—instructive reading for those unfamiliar with what operationalizing national security policy decisions involves. Time and again, he shows how presidential inattention, ignorance, incuriosity, duplicity and unwillingness to take responsibility for hard decisions all put the United States at risk…. A Sacred Oath is not a gratuitous tell-all. It is a work of history. Mr. Esper has his perspectives, to which he is entitled, but his willingness to go on the record at length is invaluable. Look forward to the reaction from Mar-a-Lago.” — Wall Street Journal “A damning portrait of a chaotic, inept administration that posed countless dangers to the nation and the world.” — Kirkus Reviews
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HarperCollins At War with Ourselves
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Penguin Books Ltd The Mask of Command
Book SynopsisJohn Keegan’s brilliant look at the meaning of leadership In The Mask of Command, John Keegan asks us to consider questions that are seldom asked: What is the definition of leadership? What makes a great military leader? Why is it that men, indeed sometimes entire nations, follow a single leader, often to victory, but with equal dedication also to defeat?Dozens of names come to mind...Napoleon, Lee, Charlemagne, Hannibal, Castro, Hussein. From a wide array, Keegan chooses four commanders who profoundly influenced the course of history: Alexander the Great, the Duke of Wellington, Ulysses S. Grant and Adolph Hitler. All powerful leaders, each cast in a different mold, each with diverse results. The Mask of Command is a companion volume to John Keegan's classic study of the individual soldier, The Face of Battle: together they form a masterpiece of military and human history.Trade Review“The best military historian of our generation.” –Tom Clancy “A brilliant treatise on the essence of military leadership.” –The Philadelphia Inquirer “Fascinating and enlightening… marked by great intellectual liveliness… Mr. Keegan knows how to bring fighting alive on the page.” –The New York TimesTable of ContentsPart 1 Alexander the Great and Heroic Leadership: Alexander - the Father of the Man; The Achievement; The Kingdom of Macedon; The Macedonian Army; Alexander's Staff; Alexander and his Soldiers; Ceremony and Theatre; Alexander's Oratory; Alexander on the Battlefield; Alexander and the Mask of Command. Part 2 Wellington - The Anti-Hero: Wellington the Man; Wellington and Western Military Society; Wellington's Army; Wellington's Staff; Wellington's Routine; Wellington and the Presentation of Self; Wellington in Battle; Observation and Sensation. Part 3 Grant and Unheroic Leadership: Grant and the Progress of War; The Professional Career of U.S. Grant; Grant's Army; Grant's Staff; Grant on Campaign; Grant the Fighter; Grant and the American Democracy. Part 4 False Heroic - Hitler as Supreme Commander: War and Hitler's World; The War Hitler Made; Hitler's Soldiers; Hitler's Headquarters; Hitler in Command; Hitler and the Theatre of Leadership. Part 5 Conclusion: Post-Heroic - Command in the Nuclear World: The Imperative of Kinship; The Imperative of Prescription; The Imperative of Sanction; The Imperative of Action; The Imperative of Example; The Validation of Nuclear Authority.
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OUP India The Taliban at War 2001 2018
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OUP India Transforming the War on Drugs
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OUP India The Taliban at War
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OUP India Seeking Stability Amidst Disorder
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University of Chicago Press Socialism and War Essays Documents Reviews
Book SynopsisThroughout the 20th century socialism and war have been intimately connected, the two world wars providing the impetus for a variety of socialist experiments. This volume in a series of works by Hayek, documents the evolution of his thought on socialism and war during the 1930s and 1940s.
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The University of Chicago Press The Mourners Song War and Remembrance from the
Book SynopsisTatum offers incisive discussions of physical and literary memorials constructed in the wake of war. The touchstone throughout is 'The Iliad', not just as one of the earliest war poems, but also as a powerful example of the way poetry acts as both tribute and consolation for loss.
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University of Chicago Press Instructions for American Servicemen in Iraq during World War II
Book SynopsisDesigned to help American soldiers understand and cope with what was an utterly unfamiliar culture, this book presents do-and-don't-style tips with general observations on Iraqi history and society. It features a foreword by Lieutenant Colonel John A Nagl. It is useful for those who care about the fate of the American soldiers serving in Iraq.Trade Review"You will enter Iraq both as a soldier and as an individual, because on our side a man can be both a soldier and an individual. That is our strength - if we are smart enough to use it. It can be our weakness if we aren't. As a soldier your duties are laid out for you. As an individual, it is what you do on your own that counts - and it may count for a lot more than you think."
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The University of Chicago Press The Art of Surrender Decomposing Sovereignty at
Book SynopsisExplores the ritual concessions as acts of warfare, performances of submission, demonstrations of power, and representations of shifting, unstable worlds. The author considers the limits of sovereignty at conflict's end, showing how the ways we concede loss can be as important as the ways we claim victory.
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MIT Press Ltd Ecologies of Power
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The Perseus Books Group The 900 Days
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Random House USA Inc Maximalist
Book SynopsisAmerican foreign policy since World War II has long been seen primarily as a story of strong and successful alliances, domestic consensus, and continuity from one adminstration to the next. Why then have so many presidents left office condemned for their foreign policy record?In his fresh and compelling history of America's rise to dominance, Stephen Sestanovich makes clear that U.S. diplomacy has always stirred controversy, both at home and abroad. He shows how successive adminstrations have struggled to find new solutions, alternating between bold maximalist strategies and retrenchment efforts to downsize America's role. Almost all our presidents emerge from this vivid retelling in a sharp and unexpected light.
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Random House USA Inc The Dark Side
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Little Brown and Company A Bright and Blinding Sun
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Random House USA Inc Spy
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Random House USA Inc Inside Delta Force
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Random House USA Inc Seven Pillars of Wisdom A Triumph
Book SynopsisIn his classic book, T.E. Lawrence—forever known as Lawrence of Arabia—recounts his role in the origin of the modern Arab world. At first a shy Oxford scholar and archaeologist with a facility for languages, he joined and went on to lead the Arab revolt against the Ottoman Turks while the rest of the world was enmeshed in World War I. With its richly detailed evocation of the land and the people Lawrence passionately believed in, its incisive portraits of key players, from Faisal ibn Hussein, the future Hashemite king of Syria and Iraq, to General Sir Edmund Allenby and other members of the British imperial forces, The Seven Pillars of Wisdom is an indispensible primary historical source. It helps us to understand today’s Middle East, while giving us thrilling accounts of military exploits (including the liberation of Aqaba and Damascus), clandestine activities, and human foibles.
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WW Norton & Co Four Battlegrounds Power in the Age of
Book SynopsisAn NPR 2023 "Books We Love" Pick One of the Next Big Idea Club's Must-Read Books An award-winning defense expert tells the story of today’s great power rivalry—the struggle to control artificial intelligence.Trade Review"Should be required reading for anyone interested in the future of the global economy or geopolitics." -- Thomas E. Ricks - New York Times Book Review"Scharre is a thoughtful, knowledgeable, and capable guide. He explains why AI matters and charts the areas that will determine which country gets the most out of its investments." -- Lawrence Freedman - Foreign Affairs"An invaluable primer to arguably the most important driver of change for our future. Scharre marshals fact after fact to explain not just the technology, but the trends soon to unfold and remake our world." -- P. W. Singer, author of Burn-In"Paul Scharre argues that the AI race between democratic and authoritarian states is well underway, and the stakes could not be higher: whoever wins will write the international rules of the next century. With revealing anecdotes, cogent analysis, and incisive insight, Scharre demystifies AI and its national security implications. If you read one book on AI this year, read this one!" -- Michèle Flournoy, former Under Secretary of Defense for Policy"How will AI change the balance of power between authoritarian states and democracies? This is one of the most important questions in geopolitics today. Authoritarians have already figured out how to use AI to their maximum advantage, and democrats must urgently do the same or risk losing the contest. First step: Read this book, a farsighted and comprehensive survey of the issues involved and the paths forward." -- Pedro Domingos, author of The Master Algorithm"America and its military are facing a major test when it comes to AI. The country that best incorporates artificial intelligence technology into its defense will have significant military advantages over its competitors. Four Battlegrounds is an essential book for everyone involved in American leadership and American defense, because it outlines the challenges we face and explains the key components that will determine our success in using this important new technology to support American power and American ideals." -- Admiral James Stavridis, 16th Supreme Allied Commander of NATO"In this riveting book on AI and power by one of the leading strategists of our time, Paul Scharre highlights an existential challenge: as Americans and Chinese militarize ever more powerful AI to avoid ceding control to each other, they risk ceding too much power to machines." -- Prof. Max Tegmark, MIT AI researcher and author of Life 3.0"A must-read guide to how the emerging artificial intelligence arms race will shape the geopolitical, economic, and political struggle between China and its authoritarian allies and the democratic West led by the United States and Europe." -- Martin Ford, author of Rule of the Robots and Rise of the Robots"A solid, well-organized account of the military applications of AI and of the race to take the lead global position." -- Kirkus Reviews"Technophiles and technophobes alike will be challenged and enlightened." -- Publishers Weekly"Readers knowledgeable about computer science will find it clarifying, while other will gain immense understand of an often opaque if important subject." -- James Pekoll - Booklist
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Penguin Putnam Inc Beyond Band of Brothers The War Memoirs of Major
Book Synopsis“Tells the tales left untold by Stephen Ambrose, whose Band of Brothers was the inspiration for the HBO miniseries...laced with Winters’s soldierly exaltations of pride in his comrades’ bravery.”—Publishers WeeklyLook for the Band of Brothers miniseries, now available to stream on Netflix! They were called Easy Company—but their mission was never easy. Immortalized as the Band of Brothers, they suffered 150% casualties while liberating Europe—an unparalleled record of bravery under fire. Winner of the Distinguished Service Cross, Dick Winters was their legendary commander. This is his story—told in his own words for the first time. On D-Day, Winters assumed leadership of the Band of Brothers when its commander was killed and led them through the Battle of the Bulge and into Germany—by which time each member had been wounded. Based on Winters’s wartime diary, Trade ReviewPraise for Beyond Band of Brothers“There is a saying that 'Great leaders are born not made.' Such a man is Dick Winters... A beautifully written book about a truly great leader. This riveting read clearly reflects Dick Winters's solid character, great integrity, and unerring judgment in critical battlefield situations.”—Lieutenant General Harold G. Moore, co-author of We Were Soldiers Once...And Young“Its modesty, its candor, and its insights into the nature of front-line leadership and the fears and behaviors of men in combat make this memoir a classic ranking with Charles MacDonald's Company Commander.”—Dennis Showalter, author of Patton and Rommel“Dick Winters epitomizes the finest attributes of American citizen-soldiers….a poignant, riveting story with timeless application to the study of leadership in war.”—Colonel Lance Betros, Chairman, Department of History, U.S. Military Academy, editor of West Point: Two Centuries and Beyond“Winters's leadership inspired his soldiers to fight courageously under the most difficult and challenging conditions of battle. [An] extraordinary memoir.”—H.R. McMaster, author of Dereliction of Duty: Lyndon Johnson, Robert McNamara, The Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the Lies That Led to Vietnam
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The University of Michigan Press The Liberal Illusion
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LUP - University of Michigan Press Handbook of War Studies II
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The University of Michigan Press Our Ancient Wars
Book SynopsisFeatures essays by scholars from across academic disciplines - classicists and historians, philosophers and political theorists, literary scholars - engaging with classical texts to understand how differently they were read in other times and places. Contributors articulate difficult but necessary questions about contemporary conceptions of war and conflict.Trade ReviewThe chapters reflects an unusual degree of thoughtfulness as well as sound scholarship. The collection will appeal to a much broader group than the academic community. All the chapters are readable by an educated general public, and the topics covered are timely and provocative.” —Rosemary Moore, University of Iowa
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The University of Michigan Press The Behavioral Origins of War
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The University of Michigan Press Untying the Knot of War
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The University of Michigan Press Alignment Alliance and American Grand Strategy
Book SynopsisAlthough US foreign policy was largely unpopular in the early 2000s, many nation-states, especially those bordering Russia and China, expanded their security cooperation with the US. In Alignment, Alliance, and American Grand Strategy, Zachary Selden notes that the regional power of these two illiberal states prompt threatened neighbouring states to align with the United States.Trade Review“When it comes to prominent analyses of alliance politics within the fieldof international relations, Selden shows quite convincingly the limits ofthe conventional wisdom, whether realist, liberal, or constructivist. AsSelden puts it so well, American allies will only assist in the maintenanceof American hegemony if the U.S. demonstrates both the capability andthe will to defend it. Altogether this is an argument with solid empiricalsupport—surprising yet persuasive—strong theoretical implications, anddemonstrable policy relevance.” - Colin Dueck, George Mason University“Timely and well-researched, Alignment, Alliance, and American GrandStrategy makes convincing and well-supported cases about the dynamicsof US power in the contemporary IR environment.” - Scott Jones, University of Georgia
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Random House Publishing Group I Could Never Be So Lucky Again
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