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A remarkably revealing view of how this greatest of Cold War strategists came to doubt his strategy and always doubted himself.
A remarkably revealing view of how this greatest of Cold War strategists came to doubt his strategy and always doubted himself.
A remarkably revealing view of how this greatest of Cold War strategists came to doubt his strategy and always doubted himself. In the late 1940s, George Kennan wrote two documents, the 'Long Telegram' and the 'X Article, ' which set forward the strategy of containment that wou…
Reveals the spin campaign of the Bush administration that the author contends enabled the support of a war against a non-September 11 enemy, furthered conservative agendas, and consolidated presidential power.
Hard Line traces the history of Republican Party foreign policy since World War II by focusing on the conservative leaders who shaped it. Colin Dueck closely examines the political careers and foreign-policy legacies of Robert Taft, Dwight Eisenhower, Barry Goldwater, Richard Ni…
"Hard Line" traces the history of Republican Party foreign policy since World War II by focusing on the conservative leaders who shaped it. Colin Dueck closely examines the political careers and foreign-policy legacies of Robert Taft, Dwight Eisenhower, Barry Goldwater, Richard …
Conservatives and liberals alike are currently debating the probable future of the Republican Party. What direction will conservatives and republicans take on foreign policy in the age of Obama? This book tackles this question.
Hard Line traces the history of Republican Party foreign policy since World War II by focusing on the conservative leaders who shaped it. Colin Dueck closely examines the political careers and foreign-policy legacies of Robert Taft, Dwight Eisenhower, Barry Goldwater, Richard Ni…
The author draws on his work as a BBC undercover journalist to discuss such topics as the War on Terror, the Republican agenda for the 2008 election, and media practices that are keeping the Bush Administrations's actions from being reported.