Tragedy of American Science. From the Cold War to the Forever Wars, Paperback - Clifford D. Conner

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Incisive insights into the distinctive nature of Japanese foreign intelligence and grand strategy, its underlying norms, and how they have changed ...

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This book offers a bold re-interpretation of the prevailing narrative that US foreign policy after the Cold War was a failure. In chapters that ret...

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IN 1991 THE UNITED STATES trounced the Iraqi army in battle only to stumble blindly into postwar turmoil. Then in 2003 the United States did it aga...

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In this magisterial and groundbreaking work, Csaba Bekes shares decades of his research to provide a sweeping examination of Hungary's internationa...

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Richard Johns' illustrious career gave him the privilege of a rare, if not singular, perspective of the RAF, our sister services and national defen...

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Many believe the recent deterioration in US-China relations represents a 'New Cold War' rooted in ideological differences. In this Element, Ho-fung...

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DescriptionThe sequel to The Forever War - Joe Haldeman's legendary intergalactic Vietnam War parable. Stunningly realized by Marvano. The Forever ...