America at War since 1945 (eBook)

Politics and Diplomacy in Korea, Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan

Gary A. Donaldson (Autor)

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2016
308 Seiten
Carrel Books (Verlag)
978-1-63144-065-6 (ISBN)

Infos

Focusing primarily on politics and foreign policy, America at War since 1945 analyzes America's involvement in its several wars since the end of World War II. The main questions asked are: How did the U.S. become involved in these wars? How were the wars conducted? And how did the U.S. get out of these wars?In Korea and Vietnam, the US fought to show the world that it would stand up to the evils of communismthat it could be counted on (with money, advisors, or even a major military effort if necessary) to halt the advance of communism. But in both wars, the US showed itself to be militarily vulnerable. In its wars against radical Islam since 9/11, the United States has made use of its military to protect its interests in the Middle East, particularly its oil interests, while trying to spread its ideas of democracy, constitutionalism, and the rule of law. The lessons are clear: America's values often do not translate into the less-developed world.In 2016, as the debate over ISIS intensifies, America at War since 1945 reminds us that the history of US postwar military conflict has seldom been marked by clearly defined goals and outcomes. Skyhorse Publishing, as well as our Arcade imprint, are proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in history--books about World War II, the Third Reich, Hitler and his henchmen, the JFK assassination, conspiracies, the American Civil War, the American Revolution, gladiators, Vikings, ancient Rome, medieval times, the old West, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.

Autor

Gary A. Donaldson is the Keller Family Foundation Chair in American History at Xavier University of Louisiana in New Orleans. He is the author of numerous books on American political and diplomatic history including Liberalism’s Last Hurrah: The Presidential Campaign of 1964; The Secret Coalition: Ike, LBJ, and the Search for a Middle Way in the 1950s; The Making of Modern America; The First Modern Campaign: Kennedy, Nixon, and the Election of 1960; and Truman Defeats Dewey.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 22.11.2016
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik ► Allgemeines / Lexika
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Europäische / Internationale Politik
• Schlagworte: African civilization • allison weir • american foreign cultural values • american historical • american jews • American Media • american support • anglophone caribbean • arab spring • Ariel Sharon • asian countries • Balfour Declaration • Bond Market • broadest level • Clinton Administration • court justices • daily headlines • dangerous source • david kilcullen • east politics • Fault Lines • friedman discusses • friedman spent • friedman wrote • future conflicts • Global Conflicts • Global politics • Hidden History • human organization • huntington's clash • Islamic civilization • israeli foreign • israeli palestinian • Israeli-Palestinian conflict • israeli rule • Israel Lobby • Jewish American • lebanese civil • Louis Brandeis • modern israel • olive tree • palestinian land • Palestinian People • Peace Process • post cold • Post-Cold War • Reagan Administration • Samuel Huntington • Thomas Friedman • tom friedman australian army • understand current • USS Liberty • war world • West Bank • western media • Western power • Western values • world affairs • Yasir Arafat • zionist jews • zionist movement
• ISBN-10: 1-63144-065-9 / 1631440659
• ISBN-13: 978-1-63144-065-6 / 9781631440656