Weber subjects the two dominant narratives of the War of 1812, "Mr. Madison's War" and the "Second War of Independence", to stress testing and finds them both wanting. He presents two alternatives, th
New York City has long been a breeding ground for spies, saboteurs, terrorists, and other threats to the nation and its greatest city. "Battleground New York City" examines the history of domestic sec
Woods (sociology, West Virginia U.) interweaves research on the sociology, psychology, and political science of terrorism to explain what 9/11 means to Americans and how it has influenced a range of s
After the 1940 Battle of France, the British Expeditionary Force desperately attempted to flee the small French port of Dunkirk and reach British shores, France was falling, and the men were well awar
Palmer (history, East Carolina U.) surveys American and Middle Eastern history in an effort to demonstrate that terrorism in the region has nothing to do with American foreign policy and is instead so
Since 2001, the United States has endured a tumultuous period, one dominated by the 9/11 attacks and all that has followed: the war on terrorism, the Afghan and Iraqi campaigns, looming confrontations
On June 22, 1941, preceded by a massive artillery and aerial bombardment along the entire 2,000-mile border, three million Axis troops and 3,330 tanks smashed into the Soviet Union. Adolf Hitler belie
Tom Reilly idolized his older brother, Ron. After their parents’ unexpected early deaths, Ron protected his younger brother and taught him the ways of the world. Ron was a charismatic and worldly care
This brief biography describes Ike's boyhood and West Point education, his rise through the ranks of the peacetime military, his command of Allied forces in Europe during World War II, and his preside
Despite a global recession, Englishman Adam Goldstein felt 2008 was the perfect time to invest in his lifelong passion. So he sold his apartment and left his job and girlfriend in London for American
In the wake of 9/11, policy analysts, journalists, and academics have tried to make sense of the rise of militant Islam, particularly its role as a motivating and legitimating force for violence again
Despite a global recession, Englishman Adam Goldstein felt 2008 was the perfect time to invest in his lifelong passion. So he sold his apartment and left his job and girlfriend in London for American
The post-9/11 world has witnessed a rebirth of irregular and asymmetrical warfare, which, in turn, has led to an increase in conflicts between conventional armies and non-state armed groups. In their
"Guns don't kill people. People kill people." Henigan, vice president for law and policy at the Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence and founder of its Legal Action Project, takes aim against the gun
Today the U.S. military is more nimble, mobile, and focused on rapid responses against smaller powers than ever before. One could argue that the Gulf War and the postwar standoff with Saddam Hussein h
Journalist Tafoya takes the inside story to the fans, of whom he was and still is one, but maintains objectivity about the actions of Jose Canseco and Mark McGwire. Along with excellent color commenta
Charles Stewart’s life of sailing and combat on the high seas rivals that of Patrick O’Brien’s fictional hero, Jack Aubrey. Stewart held more sea commands (11) than any other U.S. Navy captain and ser
After the fall of the Philippines in 1942 - and after leading the last horse cavalry charge in U.S. history - Ed Ramsey refused to surrender. Instead, he joined the Filipino resistance and rose to com
The author discusses coming of age during World War II, detailing how she and her aristocratic family were forced to leave Yugoslavia and sent to a slave labor camp, shedding light on the wartime expe
Murder is an effective way to gain power over others. Kill its leaders, and a country can be yours. Kill the people or ruthlessly intimidate them, and you can control their territory. Kill the journal
Bernard Fall wrote the classics Street Without Joy and Hell in a Very Small Place, which detailed the French experience in Vietnam. One of the first (and the best-informed) Western observers to say th
"The guerrilla fights the war of the flea, and his military enemy suffers the dog's disadvantages: too much to defend; too small, ubiquitous and agile an enemy to come to grips with." With these word
In the fall of 1965 West Point cadet Tom Carhart and five of his classmates from the U.S. Military Academy pulled off a feat of extraordinary ingenuity, precision, and raw guts: the theft of the billy
The 95th Bomb Group achieved fame as the first unit to strike Berlin in a daylight raid and as the only combat group in Europe to win three Presidential Distinguished Unit Citations for courage and da
Lt. Gen. John C. H. Lee wore six stars on his helmet, three in front and three in back—an unusual affectation. He was a stickler for discipline and a legendary military figure whom servicemen an
Big names have always dominated baseball, and one of the biggest in recent history is Roger Clemensthe Rocket. As a baseball great, he has shown what it means to succeed, both on the field and off, in
Captured by the Japanese after the fall of Bataan, Lester I. Tenney was one of the very few who would survive the legendary Death March and three and a half years in Japanese prison camps. With an und
When Daniel Serwer is asked what he does, he often replies, “I make peace. I put it in cans and ship it abroad.” That pursuit of peace took him to Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya, Egypt, and many places in b
The battle for hearts and minds in the Middle East is being fought not on the streets of Baghdad, but on the newscasts and talk shows of Al Jazeera. The future of China is being shaped not by Communis
Equating unconventional warfare with irregular, guerrilla, partisan, low-intensity, "people's" and revolutionary wars, Tierney (internal relations, Institute of World Politics) examines conflicts that
Presents a pictorial history of the attack on Pearl Harbor, with hundreds of previously-unpublished photographs and personal stories of combatants from both sides.
As the world has become increasingly digitally interconnected, military leaders and other actors are ditching symmetric power strategies in favor of cyberstrategies. Cyberpower enables actors to chang
A soldier who returned from Kuwait with a traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress disorder discusses how bird watching helped him recover from his constant pain.
The roots of intelligence failures can be found in specific dysfunctions along the various stages of the intelligence cycle of setting priorities, intelligence collection, analysis, and dissemination
