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What are the causes of war? To answer this question, Waltz examines the ideas of major thinkers throughout the history of Western civilization. He ... More

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When A.J.P. Taylor's The Origins of the Second World War appeared in 1961 it made a profound impact. The book became a classic and a central point of ... More

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Shedding new light on the American campaign to democratize Western Germany after World War II, "Capturing the German Eye" uncovers the importance of ... More

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In 1940 the U.S. Army Signal Intelligence Service broke the Japanese diplomatic code. In 1975 Oshima Hiroshi, Japan's ambassador to Berlin during ... More

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"Friendly Fire" investigates the intrigue and treachery between--and within--the nations that were ostensibly allies during the Second World War. It ... More

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This study of the Pearl Harbor attack clarifies the debate in two important ways: first, it definitively exposes who delayed Japan's notice of war to ... More

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In 1940 the U.S. Army Signal Intelligence Service broke the Japanese diplomatic code, but Oshima Hiroshi, Japan's ambassador to Berlin during World ... More

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As a case study of foreign policy formation and implementation, this text is intended to add to our understanding of the course and conduct of the ... More

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From the acclaimed author of "Citizens of London" comes the definitive account of the debate over American intervention in World War II--a bitter, ... More

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As the first comprehensive treatment of the American entry into World War II to appear in over thirty-five years, Waldo Heinrichs' volume places ... More

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Author David Stafford draws upon wartime files recently released to provide an intriguing look at the relationship of two world leaders, revealing ... More

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"A satisfying history, at once colorful and clear . . . [of] of the grand strategy of the war".--"The New York Times Book Review". "Already a proven ... More

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This carefully researched study is the first to chronicle the history of Allied involvement in the defense of British, French, and Dutch possessions ... More

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In 1946, William Bullitt, the fi rst U.S. ambassador to the Soviet Union, U.S. ambassador to France at the outbreak of the Second World War, and ... More

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E. H. Carr's classic work on international relations published in 1939 was immediately recognized by friend and foe alike as a defining work. The ... More

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From eyewitness accounts to children on the home front, ordinary Americans recall in their own words where they were and what they felt when they ... More

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Strang asserts that Mussolini's expansionist, social-Darwinist mentalite drove him to align Italy with Nazi Germany to challenge Britain and France ... More

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Here Warren Kimball explores Roosevelt's vision of the postwar world by laying out the nature and development of FDR's "war aims"--his long-range ... More

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The focus of this book is on Pan-Asianism as a propeller behind Japan's expansionist policies from the Manchurian Incident in 1931 until the end of ... More

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In this novel and intriguing book, Michael Schaller traces the origins of the Cold War in Asia to the postwar occupation of Japan by U.S. troops. ... More

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What Hitler Knew is a fascinating study of how the climate of fear in Nazi Germany affected Hitler's advisers and shaped the decision making process. ... More

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In this book John Killick introduces the reader to a key aspect of economic history: the impact of American economic intervention in Europe after ... More

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Is the United States a force for democracy? In this classic and unique volume that answers this question, William Blum serves up a forensic overview ... More

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Allied propaganda and Eire censorship were a vital part of the conflict over Irish neutrality in the Second World War. Based upon original research ... More

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