Part 1: Zones Of Conflict Part 2: The Revivalist Revolution Part 3: Cultural Wars
In Terrorism, Freedom, and Security, Philip Heymann continues the discussion of responses to terrorism that he began in his widely read Terrorism and America. He argues that diplomacy, intelligence, and international law should play a larger role than military action in our counterterrorism policy; instead of waging war against terrorism, the United States needs a broader range of policies. Hey…
On the day of the meeting [September 4, 2001], Clarke sent Rice an impassioned personal note. He criticized U.S. counterterrorism efforts past and present. The 'real question' before the principals, he wrote, was 'are we serious about dealing with the al-Qida threat?...Is al-Qida a big deal?...Decision makers should imagine themselves on a future day when the CSG has not succeeded in stopping a…
This book shows how to make the smoothest possible transition to civilian use of newly released military resources, especially the physical and human resources that have been devoted to defense production and thereby help people make the required economic adjustment.
To mark the 70th anniversary of the Spanish Civil War's outbreak, Antony Beevor has written a completely updated and revised account of one of the most bitter and hard-fought wars of the twentieth century. With new material gleaned from the Russian archives and numerous other sources, this brisk and accessible book (Spain's #1 bestseller for twelve weeks), provides a balanced and penetrating pe…
August 1995 will mark the 50th anniversary of the conclusion of the Pacific War. This book brings to life all the famous, as well as little-known, battles and locations, and the brilliant island-hopping strategy that, by 1945, won back the Philippines and brought a striking force to Japan's doorstep at Iwo Jima and Okinawa. Black-and-white photographs, full-color maps.
Robert Maddox's one-volume history of the causes, conduct, and consequences of World War II goes beyond traditional military and diplomatic accounts to present the era in its broader context. Special emphasis is devoted to the United States and the impact of the war on American society. The role of women and blacks in the labor force and armed services, industrial mobilization, and propaganda a…
Now, drawing on recently declassified American and British top-secret documents, New York Times bestselling historian John Costello reveals how major strategic and diplomatic miscalculations by Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston S. Churchill together with the military blunders committed by General MacArthur set the stage for Japan's successful attacks on Pearl Harbor and Clark Field. For the fir…
Bapak Gatot Suwardi adalah pelaku sejarah sejak awal kariernya menjadi Perwira Angkatan Laut pada peristiwa tenggelamnya R.I. Hang Tuah akibat dibom oleh Pesawat B 26. Biografi ini perlu dibaca agar kita mengerti akan makna pengorbanan, disiplin dan profesionalisme.
This book provides a concise analysis of relations between the United States and the Soviet Union during the whole period of the Cold War from 1945 to 1991. It explains the rise of the two superpowers immediately after World War II. The author describes the growing confrontation between East and West in Europe dating from the announcement of the Truman Doctrine in 1949 to the construction of th…