Crow has compiled a collection of personal narratives from both servicemen and women, as well as members of their families, focused on the experience of serving, and living in the U.S. military from W
Despite the early optimism of cyberfeminists, online life is not a level playing field – cybersexism is rampant, and it has an astonishingly high cost. Yet only extreme examples get publicized, while
In keeping with the other titles in Robert J. McMahon’s Issues in the History of American Foreign Relations series, Jussi M. Hanhimaki offers students and scholars a survey of the evolution of America
Historians have long treated the patriotic anthems of the American Civil War as colorful, if largely insignificant, side notes. But beneath the songs’ inspirational surface is a far more complex story
Today we face America’s most terrifying enemy ever: an indigenous insurgent army made up of millions of our own citizens. We snipe at each other from behind impregnable barricades of cynicism, mocking
Five studies by scholars at US universities or with international non-government organizations summarize the terrorism threat and the opportunities to counter it in three regions of Africa. They also
A career in the U. S. Army in the second half of the twentieth century was a passageway to every conceivable locale, hospitable and decidedly otherwise. Henry Gole’s experiences lead the reader throug
Presents essays and interviews profiling a variety of tennis greats, including John McEnroe, Arthur Ashe, Pete Sampras, Martina Navratilova, Bjorn Borg, and Rod Laver.
Krenn (history, Appalachian State U.) contends that race has played and continues to play as important a role in the formation and implementation of US foreign policy as economics, politics, and strat
Geography, this author contends, is the indisputably unique feature of any country.Geography and Japan's Strategic Choices begins by explaining Japan's unique location and topography in comparison to
Technological failure results when one side in a conflict does not fully grasp the potential impact of known, or even familiar, weapons in the enemy’s hands. In most cases, such failure resulted from
Every major government on earth recognizes the value of intelligence and employs an intelligence service to collect it for them. Businesses should be no different. Knowing how to gather information ab
For all the literature about Civil War military operations and leadership, precious little has been written about strategy, particularly in the eastern theater.The Civil War in the East takes a fresh
The collective consciousness of World War II revolved around the virtues of bravery, sacrifice, and commitment. Members of the Greatest Generation” toed political and social lines in hopes of winning
From the Library Journal Hitler and his general staff were convinced that if the Allies on the Continent were struck a shattering blow, their unity would collapse. In mid-December 1944, they planned a
After the September 11 attacks, the 9/11 Commission argued that the United States needed a powerful leader, a “spymaster,” to forge the scattered intelligence bureaucracies into a singular enterprise
