Drawing upon themes from the nation's past, William O. Walker III presents a new interpretation of the history of American exceptionalism.
Revised and updated introduction to American diplomatic history.
Today, the United States enjoys a position of unparalleled military strength and great economic and political influence. In keeping with our heritage and principles, we do not use our strength to press for unilateral advantage.
Hoffman focused the ECA's attention on fiscal, monetary, and credit policy. “Time is running out in many ways,” he warned in fall 1949. Problems were many, “not least of which is Soviet possession of [an] atomic bomb so much ahead of ...
A National Security Strategy for a Global Age
This book demonstrates that during the early twentieth century, the Monroe Doctrine served the role of a national security framework that justified new directions in United States foreign relations when the nation emerged as one of the ...
Everyone interested in foreign policy should read this book."--Jeremi Suri, author of The Impossible Presidency "Leffler is a magnificent historian and Safeguarding Democratic Capitalism shows why.
Americans must never make the mistake of wholly 'trusting' our public officials."—The NSA Report This is the official report that is helping shape the international debate about the unprecedented surveillance activities of the National ...
Republicans sensed that this was their chance to take back power in Washington and weaken Wilson. Will Hays, chairman of the Republican National Committee, nationalized the elections around the war and Wilson's expansion of government, ...
In emphasizing the process of defense policy-making, rather than just the outcomes of that process, this book signals a departure from the style of many existing textbooks.
The United States' failure to educate its students leaves them unprepared to compete and threatens the country's ability to thrive in a global economy and maintain its leadership role.