military policy

Explains how new defense technology might be used to develop new political policies concerning warfare.

Readings and discussion questions present conflicting points of view on various aspects of the arms race.

Explores how the shadow of the Cold War still hangs over American foreign policy and discusses how domestic politics have determined the United States' role as a world power.

Presents a rhetorical analysis of the Truman Doctrine speech, which was addressed to Congress on March 12, 1947, and analyzes the influences on the speech's content and delivery, the impact it had on foreign policy, and other related topics.

Contains twenty-six essays in which various authors present opposing viewpoints on war, discussing the causes of war, the value of international intervention, the role of the U.S. as a peacekeeper, and prevention.

Traces the crisis period leading up to America's entry into World War II, describing the nation's polarized interventionist and isolationist factions as represented by the government, in the press, and on the streets.

Presents a comprehensive history of France's role in World War One, and examines French strategy, operational methods, and leadership that challenges theories that France's war effort was a series of ill-conceived operations with no coherent strategy.

Drawing on over twenty years of active military and government service, the author presents a detailed overview of the plans of the terrorists and insurgents who target Americans; and the U.S. tactics needed to stop them.

Examines the inner workings and plans of Iran's mullahs, revealing President Ahmadinejad's radical roots and involvement in an organization with terrorist links, his role in Iran's weapons program, the country's involvement with Iraq, and its broader goals for the future of the Middle East.