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1	The Age of the Unthinkable: Why the New World Disorder Constantly Surprises Us and What We Can Do about It more books like this by Joshua Cooper Ramo add to wishlist Drawing upon history, economics, complexity theory, human immunology, psychology, and his own extraordinary experiences, Ramo delivers a brilliant new paradigm for understanding the dangerous--and dangerously unpredictable--new global order. see all copies from $12.15! new only from $13.69! \| first editions \| SVS
2	State of Denial: Bush at War, Part III more books like this by Bob Woodward add to wishlist "Insurgents and terrorists retain the resources and capabilities to sustain and even increase current level of violence through the next year.'' This was the secret Pentagon assessment sent to the White House in May 2006. The forecast of a more violent 2007 in Iraq contradicted the repeated optimistic statements of President Bush, including one, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	The New American Militarism: How Americans Are Seduced by War more books like this by Professor Andrew J Bacevich add to wishlist In this provocative new book, Andrew Bacevich warns of a dangerous dual obsession that has taken hold of Americans, conservatives and liberals alike. It is a marriage of militarism and utopian ideology - of unprecedented military might wed to a blind faith in the universality of American values. This perilous union, Bacevich argues, commits ... see all copies from $5.00! new only from $9.59! \| SVS
4	Blueprint for Action: A Future Worth Creating more books like this by Thomas P M Barnett add to wishlist Military analyst Barnett provides a fundamental reexamination of war and peace in the post 9/11 world and a compelling vision of the future. Paying particular attention to the Middle and Far East, Africa, and Latin America, he outlines strategies to pursue and pitfalls to avoid. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
5	The Accidental Guerrilla: Fighting Small Wars in the Midst of a Big One more books like this by David Kilcullen add to wishlist A Senior Counterinsurgency Advisor to General David Petraeus, Kilcullen's vision of war dramatically influenced America's decision to rethink its military strategy in Iraq. Now, in "The Accidental Guerrilla," Kilcullen provides a remarkably fresh perspective on the War on Terror. see all copies from $18.12! new only from $18.12! \| first editions \| SVS
6	Beyond Baghdad: Postmodern War and Peace more books like this by Ralph Peters add to wishlist America's most provocative writer on strategy recounts the liberation of Iraq and analyses its implications for the future of U.S. military strategy and foreign policy. Author Ralph Peters describes future threats at home and abroad, offers startling insights into today's most pressing issues, and highlights global opportunities that lie, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.00! \| first editions \| SVS
7	Corporate Warriors: The Rise of the Privatized Military Industry more books like this by P W Singer add to wishlist Singer, an analyst at the Brookings Institute here examines the post-Cold War trend of privatizing the military in America. CORPORATE WARRIORS traces the development of financial, technological, and political reasons why in the near future the military is moving toward privatizing. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.32! \| first editions \| SVS
8	Samson Option: Israel's Nuclear Arsenal & American Foreign Policy more books like this by Seymour M Hersh add to wishlist This riveting and controversial book has already made headlines for the revelations it provides about Israel's rush toward nuclear status, its collaboration with South Africa and Iran, and the disclosure of Israeli espionage activities. Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Hersh delivers a chilling and often infuriating study of America's passive ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.95! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
9	American National Security more books like this by Professor Amos A Jordan, William J Taylor add to wishlist The sixth edition of "American National Security" has been extensively rewritten to take into account the significant changes in national security policy in the past decade. Thorough revisions reflect a new strategic context and the challenges and opportunities faced by the United States in the early twenty-first century. Highlights include: an ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $18.95! \| SVS
10	Virtuous War: Mapping the Military-Industrial-Media-Entertainment Network more books like this by James Der Derian add to wishlist Virtuous War is a road trip into the cyborg heart of the military-industrial-media-entertainment network, taking the reader at warp speed from the Armys Advanced Warfighting Experiment in the Mojave Desert, to the Marines Urban Warrior occupation of the San Francisco Bay area, to the new alliance between Hollywood, Silicon Valley, and the armed ... see all copies from $4.97! new only from $9.94! \| first editions \| SVS
11	War Talk more books like this by Arundhati Roy add to wishlist Noted author Roy continues her exploration into nonfiction with this third volume, touching on a range of subjects afflicting the world, from poverty and privation to the lack of conscientious global leadership today. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.50! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	Preventive Defense: A New Security Strategy for America more books like this by Ashton B Carter, William J Perry add to wishlist The authors of this text draw on their experience as leaders of the US Defense Department to propose new American Security Strategy for the 21st century. Their preventative defense strategy concentrates on the dangers, that, if mismanaged, have the potential to grow into true threats to the US. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.98! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	Daydream Believers: How a Few Grand Ideas Wrecked American Power more books like this by Fred Kaplan add to wishlist America's power is in decline, its allies alienated, its soldiers trapped in a war that even generals regard as unwinnable. What has happened these past few years is well known. Why it happened continues to puzzle. Celebrated "Slate" columnist Fred Kaplan explains the grave misconceptions that enabled George W. Bush and his aides to get so far off ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Deterring International Terrorism and Rogue States: US National Security Policy After 9/11 more books like this by James H Lebovic add to wishlist This new study challenges the widely held view that many current US adversaries cannot be deterred, maintaining that deterrence is not a relic of the Cold War period and that it should shape US policies toward so-called 'rogue states' and terror groups. James Lebovic argues that deterrence principles continue to apply, and focuses upon the 'three ... see all copies from $37.43! new only from $37.43! \| SVS
15 view cover	Tequila Junction: 4th-Generation Counterinsurgency more books like this by H John Poole, Ray L Smith, Major (Foreword by) add to wishlist Parts One and Two of Tequila Junction describe the assault by a foreign nation on the Americas. While this assault has had politics as its objective, it has supported itself through local commodity trading (mostly in drugs). That makes it a well-veiled variant of 4th-Generation Warfare (that which is fought in the political, economic, ... see all copies from $8.99! new only from $10.00! \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	On the Hunt: How to Wake Up Washington and Win the War on Terror more books like this by David Hunt add to wishlist The "New York Times" bestselling author of "They Just Don't Get It" exposes the errors our leaders continue to make in the war on terror, suggesting specific ways we can win the war, defeat the enemy, and still protect our liberty at home. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.38! \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	Change for America: A Progressive Blueprint for the 44th President more books like this by Mark Green (Editor), Michele Jolin (Editor), Ed Paisley add to wishlist Contributors representing two of the nation's most widely respected think tanks provide an agency-by-agency blueprint for building a new administration and rebuilding America. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| SVS
18 view cover	Sands of Empire: Missionary Zeal, American Foreign Policy, and the Hazards of Global Ambition more books like this by Robert W Merry add to wishlist This title takes aim at the prevailing notion that Western civilization and American democracy are universal and can be dictated to the entire world. The author argues that America must accept the reality of fundamental cultural differences in the world and concentrate instead on its vital interests. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	The Myth of American Diplomacy: National Identity and U.S. Foreign Policy more books like this by Professor Walter L Hixson add to wishlist In this major reconceptualization of the history of U.S. foreign policy, Walter Hixson engages with the entire sweep of that history, from its Puritan beginnings to the twenty-first century's war on terror. He contends that a mythical national identity, which includes the notion of American moral superiority and the duty to protect all of humanity ... see all copies from $12.29! new only from $12.29! \| SVS
20 view cover	America's Strategic Choices more books like this by Michael E Brown (Editor), Steven E Miller (Editor), Sean M Lynn-Jones (Editor) add to wishlist More than a decade has passed since the end of the Cold War, but the United States has yet to reach a consensus on a coherent approach to the international use of American power. The essays in this volume present contending perspectives on the future of US grand strategy. US policy options include primacy, cooperative security, selective ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.12!
21 view cover	Bracing for Armageddon: Why Civil Defense Never Worked more books like this by Dee Garrison add to wishlist This timely book is a concise survey of the U.S. government's civil defense plans from World War II to the present, including Cold War detonations, Reagan-era Star Wars, and contemporary issues of homeland security. Garrison argues that the true purpose of federal civil defense was to legitimize deterrence policy and the arms race through false ... see all copies from $4.00! new only from $4.98! \| signed copies \| first editions
22	American Strategy in World War II: A Reconsideration more books like this by Professor Kent Roberts Greenfield add to wishlist This book presents interpretations, reflections, corrections, and questions concerning the American strategy in World War II. The attention is focused on grand strategy, that is, on strategy at the highest level of outlook and decision. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.89! \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	Making War to Keep Peace more books like this by Jeane J Kirkpatrick add to wishlist This book is from one of the wisest voices in American politics: a bold new look at America's conflicts overseas since the end of the Cold War - and at the challenges of the future. In her first book in more than fifteen years, Jeane Kirkpatrick - Ronald Reagan's ambassador to the United Nations, and a legend in international relations - offers a ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	The American Way of Strategy more books like this by Professor Michael Lind add to wishlist Americans are unlikely to lose their cherished rights because of a military coup or a foreign conquest, writes Michael Lind. The more plausible and frightening scenario is one in which foreign danger forces Americans themselves to jettison their way of life, sacrificing liberty to ensure security. To prevent this scenario from happening is the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.98! \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	Winning Modern Wars: Iraq, Terrorism, and the American Empire more books like this by Wesley K Clark, General add to wishlist General Wesley K. Clark's Waging Modern War: Bosnia, Kosovo, and the Future of Combat, a Washington Post bestseller, examined his experience directing the NATO-led war in Kosovo. As Clark saw it, the Kosovo war - limited in scope, measured in effect, extraordinarily complex in execution, waged with an uneven coalition, with instantaneous media ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS

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