About this title: September 11, 2001, distinguished Cold War historian John Lewis Gaddis argues, was not the first time a surprise attack shattered American assumptions about national security and reshaped American grand strategy. The pattern began in 1814, when the British Army attacked Washington, burning the White House and the Capitol. This early violation of American homeland security gave rise to a strategy of unilateralism and preemption, best articulated by John Quincy Adams, aimed at maintaining strength beyond challenge throughout the North American continent. It remained in place for over a century. ...
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Date Published: 03/2004
ISBN-13:9780674011748ISBN:0674011740
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9780674011748ISBN:0674011740
Description: Good. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 160 p. Joanna Jackson Goldman Memorial Lecture on American Civilization. read more
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Date Published: 2005-10-31
ISBN-13:9780674018365ISBN:0674018362
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9780674011748ISBN:0674011740
Description: New. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 160 p. Joanna Jackson Goldman Memorial Lecture on American Civilization. read more
"This is a short but fascinating book on the history of US foreign policy. I'd recommend it to anyone interested in understanding the American psyche, FDR's response to WWII, or George W. Bush's response to 9-11. Gaddis is an excellent writer. My only criticism is that he is a historian, so he doesn't carry through all of his thoughts into policy implications. Also, a couple of his arguments are pretty weak."
"The accuracy of history decreases the closer it is to the present, but the relevance increases. This book is intriguing simply for the historical context it supplies for current foreign policy making, neither justifying nor condemning."
"This discussion about the history of American preemption and unilateralism is short and to the point. I respect Gaddis's ability to discuss these huge topics from their historical roots down to their application by the Bush Administration before the Iraq War. While the book was written very soon after the War started, it still provides a good perspective, distant enough to look at things somewhat objectively but close enough to see how it continues to play out. I recommend this book for the historical perspective alone. The United States was built on preemption and unilateralism, a fact we don't like to admit post WWII. However, while Gaddis makes this point, he does not use that as an excuse to continue in that heritage. There are good reasons we haven't lived that way since WWII. And he does not excuse the Bush Administration, even though he does explain some of the reasons why they felt they could do what they did."
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