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Barchester Towers Barchester Towers Anthony Trollope *The Chronicles of Barsetshire, Book 2: Barchester Towers* Written as a sequel to "The Warden", this is the second book of the Barsetshire novels. Described as humorous, this wonderful novel that… OL109724W
Nemesis Nemesis Chalmers A. Johnson In Blowback, Chalmers Johnson linked the CIA's clandestine activities abroad to disaster at home. In The Sorrows of Empire, he explored the ways in which the growth of American militarism has jeopard… OL11137419W
Building partner capacity to combat weapons of mass destruction Building partner capacity to combat weapons of mass destruction Jennifer D. P. Moroney Limited resources, access, and incomplete knowledge of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) threats create a need for working with appropriate partner countries around the world to address these challen… OL12467612W
Crusade Crusade James Carroll Publisher's description: With the words "this Crusade, this war on terror," George W. Bush defined the purpose of his presidency. And just as promptly, James Carroll-Boston Globe columnist, son of a … OL15835588W
The Way of the Knife The Way of the Knife Mark Mazzetti An account of the transformation of the CIA and America's special operations forces into man-hunting and killing machines in the world's dark spaces: the new American way of war. OL16805764W
The most controversial decision The most controversial decision Wilson D. Miscamble "This book explores the American use of atomic bombs, and the role these weapons played in the defeat of the Japanese Empire in World War II. It focuses on President Harry S. Truman's decision making… OL16987178W
War in the information age War in the information age Richard H. Shultz,Robert L. Pfaltzgraff xxii, 375 p. : 24 cm OL19458042W
Harry S. Truman and the bomb : a documentary history Harry S. Truman and the bomb : a documentary history Robert H. Ferrell Contains primary source material. OL19665465W
American military intervention in unconventional war American military intervention in unconventional war Wayne Bert PART I: INTRODUCTION The New International Environment US Policies: Origins and Objectives Counterinsurgency and US Adaptation to Fourth Generation War PART II: CASE STUDIES The Philippines: 1898-190… OL19825943W
Knife fights Knife fights John A. Nagl An influential Army officer traces the Gulf War experiences that shaped his perspectives on the changing nature of conventional combat and his then-discounted views about terrorism, citing his role i… OL19988616W
US foreign policy and defense strategy US foreign policy and defense strategy Derek S. Reveron This work analyzes the strategic underpinnings of US defense strategy and foreign policy since 1945. Primarily intended to be a supplemental textbook, it explains how the United States became a super… OL20001061W
Renewing America's Nuclear Arsenal Renewing America's Nuclear Arsenal Doyle, James E. 126 pages ; 24 cm OL21322814W
Charting a course Charting a course Hooker, Richard D. Jr "The new administration takes office in a time of great complexity. The President faces a national security environment shaped by strong currents: globalization; the proliferation of new, poor, and w… OL27037101W
Thinking About America's Defense Thinking About America's Defense Kent, Glenn A. Over his 33 years in the Air Force and more than 20 years at RAND, Lt GenGlenn A. Kent was a uniquely acute analyst and developer of American defensepolicy. In this volume, he offers not so much a me… OL2756202W
The fallacies of Cold War deterrence and a new direction The fallacies of Cold War deterrence and a new direction Keith B. Payne "In 1938, Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain hoped that a policy of appeasement would satisfy Adolf Hitler's territorial appetite, and he structured British policy accordingly. U.S. Cold War nuclear … OL2887176W
A conversation with General E.C. Meyer A conversation with General E.C. Meyer Edward C. Meyer 19 p., [1] leaf of plates : 23 cm OL3507878W
Remaking the conquering heroes Remaking the conquering heroes John Willoughby "Crossroad of Arts, Crossroad of Cultures is the first book-length study of the aesthetic similarities between the French Parnassians, a nineteenth-century group of poets led by Theophile Gautier, an… OL5266039W
Fools' Crusade Fools' Crusade Diana Johnstone "In the endless series of United States military interventions, the 'humanitarian' bombing of Yugoslavia played a key role in gaining support of the center left for war as an instrument of policy. Th… OL5460057W
Army regulars on the western frontier, 1848-1861 Army regulars on the western frontier, 1848-1861 Durwood Ball "Deployed to posts from the Missouri River to the Pacific in 1848, the United States Army undertook an old mission on the frontiers new to the United States: occupying the western territories; suppre… OL7797517W
The age of the unthinkable The age of the unthinkable Joshua Cooper Ramo Today the very ideas that made America great imperil its future. Our plans go awry and policies fail. History's grandest war against terrorism creates more terrorists. Global capitalism, intended to … OL8443184W
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