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To Dare and to Conquer
In the tradition of Guns, Germs, and Steel, Leebaert tells the stories of small forces that have triumphed over vastly larger ones and changed the course of history -- from the …
Grand Improvisation: America Confronts the British Superpower, 1945-1957
A new understanding of the post World War II era, showing what occurred when the British Empire wouldn't step aside for the rising American superpower--with global insights for …
World After the War
One of the great myths of the twentieth century is that after the Second World War Britain simply relinquished its power and America quickly embraced its worldwide political and …
Unlikely Heroes: Franklin Roosevelt, His Four Lieutenants, and the World They Made
"Masterful." --The Guardian "Propulsive." --The Wall Street Journal"Leebaert has done the near impossible--crafted a fresh and challenging portrait of the man and his inner …
What Role for Government?
The vital debates on government today are concerned with its social role, its participation in the economy, and its redistributive responsibilities. These functions, not defined in …
Soviet Military Thinking
This book, first published in 1981, examines the influences affecting Soviet military thinking planning and theory in the later Cold War. It offers for the first time an insight …
Future of Software
Continuing the trend-watching of Technology 2001, which discussed the technologies that could well define the computing and communications environment that lies ahead, The Future …
The World After the War
One of the great myths of the twentieth century is that after the Second World War Britain simply relinquished its power and America quickly embraced its worldwide political and …
The Fifty-Year Wound
The Fifty-Year Wound is the first cohesively integrated history of the Cold War, one replete with important lessons for today. Drawing upon literature, strategy, biography, and …
Soviet Strategy and the New Military Thinking
The Soviet Union remains a superpower with global security interests and ambitions. The doctrines, practices, and capabilities of its still formidable armed forces are shaping …
The Future of the Electronic Marketplace
The electronic marketplace is a global one, and it's changing every aspect of the consumer-vendor relathionship.The marketplace is the place of exchange between buyer and seller. …
Soviet Military Thinking
This book, first published in 1981, examines the influences affecting Soviet military thinking planning and theory in the later Cold War. It offers for the first time an insight …