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  • The Irony of American Historyby Reinhold Niebuhr; Andrew J. Bacevich

    University of Chicago Press 2010; US$ 19.00

    “[Niebuhr] is one of my favorite philosophers. I take away [from his works] the compelling idea that there’s serious evil in the world, and hardship and pain. And we should be humble and modest in our belief we can eliminate those things. But we shouldn’t use that as an excuse for cynicism and inaction. I take away . . . the sense... more...

  • America's Missionby Tony Smith

    Princeton University Press 2001; US$ 42.00

    The strength and prestige of democracy worldwide at the end of the twentieth century are due in good measure to the impact of America on international affairs, argues Tony Smith. Here for the first time is a book that documents the extraordinary history of American foreign policy with respect to the promotion of democracy worldwide, an effort whose... more...

  • War, the American State, and Politics since 1898by Robert P. Saldin

    Cambridge University Press 2010; US$ 76.00

    Examines how international wars have affected domestic politics and policymaking in the United States. more...

  • Militarizing Cultureby Roberto J González

    Left Coast Press 2010; US$ 26.95

    Militarizing Culture is a rousing critique of the American warfare state by a leading cultural commentator. Roberto J. Gonzales reveals troubling trends in the gulf war era, as the military industrial complex infiltrates new arenas of cultural life, from economic and educational arenas to family relationships. One of the nation’s foremost critics... more...

  • The Spiritual-Industrial Complexby Jonathan P. Herzog

    Oxford University Press, USA 2011; US$ 25.99

    In his farewell address, Dwight D. Eisenhower warned the nation of the perils of the military-industrial complex. But as Jonathan Herzog shows in this insightful history, Eisenhower had spent his presidency contributing to another, lesser known, Cold War collaboration: the spiritual-industrial complex. This fascinating volume shows that American leaders... more...

  • Aircraft Carriers at Warby James L. Holloway III

    Naval Institute Press 2011; US$ 36.95

    Adm. James Holloway describes this book as a contemporary perspective of the events, decisions, and outcomes in the history of the Cold War Korea, Vietnam, and the Soviet confrontation that shaped today s U.S. Navy and its principal ships-of-the-line, the large-deck, nuclear-powered aircraft carriers. Without question, the admiral is exceptionally... more...

  • Honorable Survivorby Lynne Joiner

    Naval Institute Press 2011; US$ 37.95

    Honorable Survivor weaves John S. Service's extraordinary story into the fabric of a watershed moment in our history when World War II was ending, the Cold War was dawning, and the McCarthy era witch-hunters were stirring. The book reveals how people, policy, and politics mix to create the circumstances of our lives--and the experiences of one man... more...

  • Thinking In Timeby Richard E. Neustadt

    Free Press 2011; US$ 19.99

    A Simon & Schuster eBook. Simon & Schuster has a great book for every reader. more...

  • What's Fair on the Air?by Heather Hendershot

    University of Chicago Press 2011; US$ 27.50

    The rise of right-wing broadcasting during the Cold War has been mostly forgotten today. But in the 1950s and ’60s you could turn on your radio any time of the day and listen to diatribes against communism, civil rights, the United Nations, fluoridation, federal income tax, Social Security, or JFK, as well as hosannas praising Barry Goldwater... more...

  • We Were Oneby Patrick K. O'Donnell

    Da Capo Press 2007; US$ 15.95

    A Band-of-Brothers -like, first-hand account of the fierce battle for Fallujah and the Marines who fought there--a story of brotherhood and sacrifice in a platoon of heroes more...