That American forces should torture prisoners in their war” on terror is disturbing, but more shocking still is that the highest officials of the Bush-Cheney administration planned, authorized, encour
Both U.S. and Japanese policymakers understand that leveraging military resources during a disaster is an opportunity to save lives and property, to help maintain stability and prosperity in affected
Etzioni (director, Institute of Communitarian Policy Studies, George Washington U.) is a noted sociologist and former senior adviser to the White House, and he examines how boundaries between ethnic g
A handful of star athletes, along with their promoters and journalists, created America’s sports entertainment industry during the 1920s, the Golden Age of American sports. The period had an extraordi
Introduced in 1998 by the Department of Defense, the concept of information operations (IO) proposed to revolutionize the ways in which warfare, diplomacy, and business were conducted. However, this t
There have been numerous attempts to engage the United Nations in a meaningful campaign against state-supported and other terrorist activities. But the inherently political nature of terrorism has mad
Of the approximately seven million Palestinian refugees around the world, more than 650,000 are living in camps along the West Bank and Gaza Strip. Having been forced from their homes, either through
***Selected for the 2010 Chief of the United States Air Force's Reading List*** This one-volume anthology provides a comprehensive analysis of the role that air power has played in military conflicts
This comprehensive analysis of the combat in Iraq reveals not one, but three uniquely characterized circles of war: interstate conflict, insurgency, and civil war. As the editors and contributors emp
Terrorist organizations have been able to market mass murder under hysteria’s banner of alleged martyrdom. But when it comes to understanding Islamic suicide terrorism in particular, there is much mor
A first-ever anthology of the war reporting and commentary of a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, whose writing inspired the firm The Killing Fields is drawn from the hundreds of articles he has writ
"With an impressive stable of authors, The George W. Bush Defense Program succeeds in painting a complete if not complex canvas that allows not only national security professionals but also the genera
"There simply aren't many books about American soccer, and Long-Range Goals ably fills the gap of knowledge about the unique, zany, controversial, audacious, outrageous-and, yes, visionary-history of
The United States was founded on the revolutionary ideals of liberty and democracy. In the view of Marcus G. Raskin and Gregory D. Squires, however, America's history of imperialist ventures has compr
Although the word "vampire" was not introduced until the eighteenth century, variations of this hemo-craving creature have existed since long before the Christian era. Almost every c
Urban conflagrations, such as the Great Chicago Fire of 1871 and the Great Boston Fire the following year, terrorized the citizens of nineteenth-century American cities. However, urban rebirth in the
Seib (journalism, Marquette U.) documents how legendary journalist Edward R. Murrow used his radio broadcasts from London to influence American opinion in support of war. He also describes Murrow's be
Despite the wake-up call of September 11, 2001, terrorism remains a dire threat to the security of all civilized nations, making it imperative for leaders to develop better national, regional, and glo
As the fifth full year of America’s global war on terrorism continues, statistics concerning terrorist attacks show a disturbing trend: from a twenty-one-year high in 2003, attacks tripled in 2004 and
