James Jay Carafano

Paul Rosenzweig

Experts on homeland security, civil liberties, and economics examine current U.S. policy and map out a long-term national strategy for the war on terrorism. Like George F. Kennan's policy of containment during the Cold War, this strategy balances prudentmilitary and security measures with the need to protect civil liberties and maintain continued economic growth--Publisher's description.

Lessons from the Cold War for Defeating Terrorism and Preserving Freedom

Winning the Long War

These halting efforts, complicated by the difficulties of managing the occupation along with Britain, France, and the Soviet Union, exacerbated an already monumental undertaking and fueled the looming Cold War confrontation between East and West.".

The Struggle for Occupied Austria

Waltzing Into the Cold War

One-of-a-kind retelling of the Normandy campaign Places the 1944 battle for France in its social, economic, scientific, and technological context GI Ingenuity is in large part an old-fashioned combat narrative, with mayhem and mass slaughter at center stage. But the book goes farther, combining military history with the history of science, technology, and culture to show how the American soldier improvised, innovated, and adapted on the battlefield. Among the improvisations and technologies covered are tanks equipped with hedgerow cutters, the coordination of air and ground attacks, and the use of radios and aircraft to direct artillery fire--all of which contributed to American success on D-Day and afterwards.

Improvisation, Technology, and Winning World War II

GI Ingenuity

Richard Weitz

One of the greatest sources of America's troubles in Iraq, Afghanistan, and New Orleans was the inability of the government's many parts to work well together. This serious subject is made accessible to a wide audience through a series of engaging and informative historical case studies.

How Washington Responds to Crisis

Mismanaging Mayhem

After storming the beaches on D-Day, June 6, 1944, the Allied invasion of France bogged down in seven weeks of grueling attrition in Normandy. On July 25, U.S. divisions under Gen. Omar Bradley launched Operation Cobra, an attempt to break out of the hedgerows and begin a war of movement across France. Despite a disastrous start, with misdropped bombs killing hundreds of GIs, Cobra proved to be one of the most pivotal battles of World War II, successfully breaking the stalemate in Normandy and clearing a path into occupied France.

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