foreign relations

The Age of Eisenhower is the definitive account of this presidency, drawing extensively on declassified material from the Eisenhower Library, the CIA and Defense Department, and troves of unpublished documents. In his masterful account, Hitchcock shows how Ike shaped modern America, and he astutely assesses Eisenhower's close confidants, from Attorney General Brownell to Secretary of State Dulles. The result is an eye-opening reevaluation that explains why this "do-nothing "president is rightly regarded as one of the best leaders our country has ever had.

Discusses the United States' response to the Haitian Revolution, which was made a slave revolt by Toussaint Louverture, and made more delicate by the power struggles between France and Great Britain.

Contains essays discussing the United States place in the changing geopolitical environment covering foreign policy, military and limitations of Western democracy.

As the relationship between the United States and Russia, along with other big players, such as China, has deteriorated, experts are stating that this constitutes a new Cold War.

"... historian Alfred W. McCoy explores America's rise as a world power--from the 1890s through the Cold War--and its bid to extend its hegemony deep into the twenty-first century through a fusion of cyberwar, space warfare, trade pacts, and military alliances. McCoy then analyzes the marquee instruments of US hegemony--covert intervention, client elites, psychological torture, and worldwide surveillance. Peeling back layers of secrecy, McCoy exposes a military and economic battle for global domination fought in the shadows, largely unknown to those outside the highest rungs of power"--Back cover.

Explores the events of December 7, 1941, the day that the Japanese Imperial Navy launched a surprise attack on the American military bases at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, prompting America's subsequent entry into World War II.

"A candid new political memoir from Senator John McCain--his most personal book in years--covering everything from 2008 up to the present."--Provided by publisher.

Provides a cultural and historical context for the development of the United States from 1900 to 1912, and includes Woodrow Wilson's story, the building of the Panama Canal, and more.

Describes the period of American history of the late nineteenth century when the Monroe Doctrine was implemented by the United States government, and includes the stories of how Hawaii, Cuba, and Puerto Rico were affected.

Provides a cultural and historical context for the development of the United States during the twentieth century, and includes the Great Depression, two world wars, the Cold War, and more.