Search Results - War

The deaths of others the fate of civilians in America's wars / by Tirman, John

Table of Contents: “…Introduction: Death and remembrance in America's wars -- American wars and the culture of violence -- Strategic bombing in the Second World War -- The Korean War : the hegemony of forgetting -- The Vietnam War : the high cost of credibility -- The Reagan doctrine : savage war by proxy -- Iraq : the twenty years' war -- Afghanistan : hot pursuit on terrorism's frontier -- Three atrocities and the rules of engagement -- Counting : a single death is a tragedy, a million deaths are a statistic -- The epistemology of war.…”
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Militarizing culture essays on the warfare state / by González, Roberto J. (Roberto Jesús), 1969-

Subjects: “…War and society United States.…”
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Hard line the Republican Party and U.S. foreign policy since World War II / by Dueck, Colin, 1969-

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Legitimisation in political discourse a cross-disciplinary perspective on the modern US war rhetoric / by Cap, Piotr

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Strategies of containment a critical appraisal of American national security policy during the Cold War / by Gaddis, John Lewis

Table of Contents: “…Kennan and the strategy of containment -- Implementing containment -- NSC-68 and the Korean War -- Eisenhower, Dulles and the new look -- Implementing the new look -- Kennedy, Johnson, and flexible response -- Implementing flexible response: Vietnam as a test case -- Nixon, Kissinger, and détente -- Implementing détente -- Reagan, Gorbachev, and the completion of containment.…”
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Shadow warfare : the history of America's undeclared wars / by Hancock, Larry J., Wexler, Stuart

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Breaking the sound barrier by Goodman, Amy, 1957-

Subjects: “…War on Terrorism, 2001-2009 Atrocities.…”
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Morality's muddy waters ethical quandaries in modern America / by Cotkin, George, 1950-

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On history Tariq Ali and Oliver Stone in conversation. by Ali, Tariq

Table of Contents: “…From the Russian Revolution to the Second World War -- The Post/Word War II Order -- The Soviet Union and its Satellite States -- Pax Americana? …”
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In praise of barbarians essays against empire / by Davis, Mike, 1946-

Table of Contents: “…Romans at home -- pt. 2. Legions at war -- pt. 3. The unease in gaul -- pt. 4. Dark water rising -- pt. 5. …”
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Obama, Clinton, Palin making history in election 2008 /

Table of Contents: “…Historical precedents, or How election 2008 began before the Civil War -- pt. III. Legacies : democracy undermined? …”
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Competitive strategies for the 21st century theory, history, and practice /

Table of Contents: “…Watts -- U.S. competitive strategy during the Cold War / Gordon S. Barrass -- Overview of the competitive strategies initiative / Daniel I. …”
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Shadow world resurgent Russia, the global new left, and radical Islam / by Chandler, Robert W.

Table of Contents: “…Plato's cave -- Cultural revolution -- The Andropov plan -- Global strategic quadrangle -- Latin America's slide to the left -- Samuel Rubin imperium -- Rubin imperium : centers of gravity -- National security -- Progressive-Socialist-Marxist politics -- Anti-capitalism and anti-war street workers -- A world without borders -- Restoration of a world Islamic caliphate -- Saudi Arabia's religious fifth column -- Faceless international.…”
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American Jewish identity politics

Table of Contents: “…When Jews were GIs: how World War II changed a generation and remade American Jewry / Deborah Dash Moore -- The Americanization of the Holocaust / Alvin H. …”
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Why the Center Can't Hold: A Diagnosis of Puritanized America / by O'Neill, Tom

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