A Long Short War

A Long Short War
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Publisher : Plume
Total Pages : 120
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ISBN-10 : UOM:39015056897559
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Rating : 4/5 (59 Downloads)

Synopsis A Long Short War by : Christopher Hitchens

One of our most respected and controversial liberal thinkers makes the case for war in Iraq. Written in his trademark contrarian voice, Untitled on Iraq is comprised of Hitchens' essays on the justification for war in Iraq and other related issues written for Slate.com, The Wall Street Journal, The Nation, and more, as well as 25% new material on the war

A Long Short War

A Long Short War
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Publisher : Plume
Total Pages : 112
Release :
ISBN-10 : 0143016083
ISBN-13 : 9780143016083
Rating : 4/5 (83 Downloads)

Synopsis A Long Short War by : Christopher Hitchens

On War

On War
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 388
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ISBN-10 : STANFORD:36105025380887
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Rating : 4/5 (87 Downloads)

Synopsis On War by : Carl von Clausewitz

The Longest War

The Longest War
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Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Total Pages : 498
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780743278942
ISBN-13 : 0743278941
Rating : 4/5 (42 Downloads)

Synopsis The Longest War by : Peter L. Bergen

At a critical moment in world history The Longest War provides the definitive account of the ongoing battle against terror. --Book Jacket.

All Measures Short of War

All Measures Short of War
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Publisher : Yale University Press
Total Pages : 289
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ISBN-10 : 9780300228182
ISBN-13 : 030022818X
Rating : 4/5 (82 Downloads)

Synopsis All Measures Short of War by : Thomas J. Wright

A groundbreaking look at the future of great power competition in an age of globalization and what the United States can do in response The two decades after the Cold War saw unprecedented cooperation between the major powers as the world converged on a model of liberal international order. Now, great power competition is back and the liberal order is in jeopardy. Russia and China are increasingly revisionist in their regions. The Middle East appears to be unraveling. And many Americans question why the United States ought to lead. What will great power competition look like in the decades ahead? Will the liberal world order survive? What impact will geopolitics have on globalization? And, what strategy should the United States pursue to succeed in an increasingly competitive world? In this book Thomas Wright explains how major powers will compete fiercely even as they try to avoid war with each other. Wright outlines a new American strategy—Responsible Competition—to navigate these challenges and strengthen the liberal order.

A Long Short War

A Long Short War
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Publisher : Plume
Total Pages : 116
Release :
ISBN-10 : 0452284988
ISBN-13 : 9780452284982
Rating : 4/5 (88 Downloads)

Synopsis A Long Short War by : Christopher Hitchens

One of our most respected and controversial liberal thinkers makes the case for war in Iraq. Written in his trademark contrarian voice, Untitled on Iraq is comprised of Hitchens' essays on the justification for war in Iraq and other related issues written for Slate.com, The Wall Street Journal, The Nation, and more, as well as 25% new material on the war

Darfur

Darfur
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Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages : 351
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ISBN-10 : 9781848133419
ISBN-13 : 1848133413
Rating : 4/5 (19 Downloads)

Synopsis Darfur by : Julie Flint

Written by two authors with unparalleled first-hand experience of Darfur, this is the definitive guide. Newly updated and hugely expanded, this edition details Darfur's history in Sudan. It traces the origins, organization and ideology of the infamous Janjawiid and rebel groups, including the Sudan Liberation Army and the Justice and Equality Movement. It also analyses the brutal response of the Sudanese government. The authors investigate the responses by the African Union and the international community, including the halting peace talks and the attempts at peacekeeping. Flint and de Waal provide an authoritative and compelling account of contemporary Africa's most controversial conflict.

America's War in Vietnam

America's War in Vietnam
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Publisher : Indiana University Press
Total Pages : 210
Release :
ISBN-10 : 0253213606
ISBN-13 : 9780253213600
Rating : 4/5 (06 Downloads)

Synopsis America's War in Vietnam by : Larry H. Addington

An overview of the Vietnam War, with an emphasis on its military campaigns and political issues.

A Matter of Principle

A Matter of Principle
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Publisher : Univ of California Press
Total Pages : 385
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ISBN-10 : 9780520932166
ISBN-13 : 0520932161
Rating : 4/5 (66 Downloads)

Synopsis A Matter of Principle by : Thomas Cushman

Current debate over the motives, ideological justifications, and outcomes of the war with Iraq have been strident and polarizing. A Matter of Principle is the first volume gathering critical voices from around the world to offer an alternative perspective on the prevailing pro-war and anti-war positions. The contribu-tors—political figures, public intellectuals, scholars, church leaders, and activists—represent the most powerful views of liberal internationalism. Offering alternative positions that challenge the status quo of both the left and the right, these essays claim that, in spite of the inconsistent justifications provided by the United States and its allies and the conflict-ridden process of social reconstruction, the war in Iraq has been morally justifiable on the grounds that Saddam Hussein was a brutal tyrant, a flagrant violator of human rights, a force of global instability and terror, and a threat to world peace. The authors discuss the limitations of the current system of global governance, which tolerates gross violations of human rights and which has failed to prevent genocide in places such as Bosnia and Rwanda. They also underscore the need for reform in international institutions and international law. At the same time, these essays do not necessarily attempt to apologize for the mistakes, errors, and deceptions in the way the Bush administration has handled the war. Disputing the idea that the only true liberal position on the war is to be against it, this volume charts an invaluable third course, a path determined by a strong liberal commitment to human rights, solidarity with the oppressed, and a firm stand against fascism, totalitarianism, and tyranny.

Fiasco

Fiasco
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Publisher : Penguin
Total Pages : 524
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781101201404
ISBN-13 : 1101201401
Rating : 4/5 (04 Downloads)

Synopsis Fiasco by : Thomas E. Ricks

Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize • One of the Washington Post Book World's 10 Best Books of the Year • Time's 10 Best Books of the Year • USA Today's Nonfiction Book of the Year • A New York Times Notable Book "Staggeringly vivid and persuasive . . . absolutely essential reading." —Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times "The best account yet of the entire war." —Vanity Fair The definitive account of the American military's tragic experience in Iraq Fiasco is a masterful reckoning with the planning and execution of the American military invasion and occupation of Iraq through mid-2006, now with a postscript on recent developments. Ricks draws on the exclusive cooperation of an extraordinary number of American personnel, including more than one hundred senior officers, and access to more than 30,000 pages of official documents, many of them never before made public. Tragically, it is an undeniable account—explosive, shocking, and authoritative—of unsurpassed tactical success combined with unsurpassed strategic failure that indicts some of America's most powerful and honored civilian and military leaders.