Nester (government and politics, St. John's U.) reviews the record of the United States with "counterinsurgency" and "counterterrorism" in the wake of the September 11th, 2001 attacks by al Qaeda, foc
The relationship between drugs and today's wars has grown more noticeable since the end of the Cold War and will likely gather strength in this era of increased globalization. Many violent groups and
American soldiers, sailors, airmen, and marines carried whiskey at Yorktown, Gettysburg, Manila, and Da Nang. It bolstered their courage, calmed their nerves, and treated their maladies. As a serious
As the first great Jewish player in the major leagues and the first African American to play in organized baseball during the twentieth century, respectively, Hank Greenberg and Jackie Robinson are fo
Hahn (history, Ohio State U.) summarizes US foreign policy in the Middle East from the close of World War II to the present day. He chronologically describes the genesis of deepening US involvement in
Since-Russian leader Vladimir Putin assumed Power in August 1999, speculation about his character, motives, and plans for Russia's future has been rampant in the West. A portrait of Putin has emerged
“I have only two men out of my company and twenty out of some other company. We need support, but it is almost suicide to try to get it here as we are swept by machine gun fire and a constant barrage
In 1904, President Theodore Roosevelt issued his "Roosevelt Corollary" to the Monroe Doctrine, declaring, "Chronic wrongdoing, or an impotence which in a general loosening of the ties of civilized soc
In the 1970s, news broke that former Nazis had escaped prosecution and were living the good life in the U.S. Outrage swept the nation and the public outcry put extreme pressure on the US government to
From the 1950s through the 1990s, antisemitism everywhere seemed to be on the wane. But as Neil Kressel documents in this startling book, the Muslim world has resurrected in recent decades almost ever
The 95th Bomb Group (Heavy), the most highly decorated bomb group of World War II, participated in every major mission of the war in Europe from May 1943 through the war s end and was awarded an unpre
European Air Power examines the current state of eight separate European air forces and their prospective air power capabilities in a manner that will appeal to a wide audience of air force enthusiast
From China’s cyber war on America to Islamist victories across the Middle East to the lengthening shadow cast by Iran, the Washington establishment has failed to neutralize foreign threats that are be
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
Joel Barlow was the early Republic's most tenacious diplomat, a cheerful volunteer for difficult missions. His hard-won treaties with Algiers, Tunis, and Tripoli ended, at least briefly, the attacks o
Military historian Gabriel (history and war studies, Royal Military College, Canada) delves into ancient military medicine as it was practiced on the battlefields from 4000 BC to 1453 AD, from the Bro
As leader of the Irish Republican Brotherhood and then the Irish Republican Army (IRA), Michael Collins developed a bold, new strategy to use against the British administration of Ireland in the early
The most visible form of terrorism, which is embedded in the conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and the border region between the two countries, could mask an even bigger danger. In the world of coun
Presents a behind-the-scenes look at the classic spy television program "The Sandbaggers," and investigates the disappearance of the show's creator Ian Mackintosh, whose airplane vanished over the Gul
Although Theodore Roosevelt was not a wartime president, he took his role as commander in chief very seriously. In Command explores Roosevelt’s efforts to modernize the American military before,
The spectacular murder of a distinguished British scientist, his wife, and their young daughter in the depths of rural France in 1952 was one of the most notorious criminal cases in postwar Europe. It
John Yochelson was seventeen when he first heard President Kennedy’s call, “Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country.” Responding to the call to public service, h
An examination of the Japanese state of preparedness for large-scale natural disasters, and the ways in which the international community can supply aid.
"Larry Minear has given voice to an entire generation of combat veterans whose experience will shape our society for decadesto Come. The confliets in Iraq and Afghanistan will henceforth serve as the
As the bloodshed in Iraq intensified in 2005, Afghanistan quickly faded from the nation’s front pages to become the other war,” supposedly going well and largely ignored. In fact, the insurgency in Af
Africa is a continent of growing strategic importance in the global war on terrorism. Over the past decade, it has seen a significant number of terrorist attacks and operations, both north and south o
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
Intertwines the lives of a Holocaust concentration-camp survivor and a Polish Resistance fighter, whose paths finally crossed in 1975 in Lawrence, Kansas, after each had made a new life for himself in
