books by Andrew J. Bacevich (downsizing militarism commonweal)

books by Andrew J. Bacevich

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The New American Militarism: How Americans Are Seduced by War

63 reviews
Andrew J. Bacevich

Oxford University Press, USA, 2006

The New Militarism
I was mesmerized listening to the author as he was interviewed on PBS with Bill Moyers; I was even more taken by his eloquence and sholarship which plainly expresses his views about our obsession with the military and how to balance our concerns for our protection with our civilian responsibility. He offers 10 clear and excellent suggestions, and note upon note about his resources. His is a ...

The Irony of American History

8 reviews
Reinhold Niebuhr

University Of Chicago Press, 2008

Tread lightly, America
Neibuhr makes a strong case that America's history has in some ways worked against us, and brought us to a perspective that we, and we alone, have the best world view and the best way of doing things. The book is not a response to our invasion of Iraq, but our culture as he saw it during the Cold War era in which it was written. Beginning with the attitudes which developed as a result of our ...

The Limits of Power: The End of American Exceptionalism

131 reviews
Andrew J. Bacevich

Black Inc., 2008

Extraordinary
I purchased this book after seeing an interview with Dr. Bacevich on C-span. The insight provided by the author reveals the devious and often incompetent strategies and actions of our leaders throughout our history. Our propensity for using military might rather than diplomacy is outlined and has a much longer history than one might suspect. It is compelling reading and I am about to buy ...

The Imperial Tense: Prospects and Problems of American Empire

2 reviews
Andrew J. Bacevich

Ivan R. Dee, Publisher, 2003

Invites debates and consideration of all sides
This collection of arguments on compelling problems of America provides a range of viewpoints, invites debates and consideration of all sides, and surveys issues important to humanitarian causes. From assessments of American global domination and imperialist purposes in the world to its quest for security and expanded world influence, this provides an essential source of particular recommendation ...

The Great Betrayal. (book reviews): An article from: First Things: A Monthly Journal of Religion and Public ...
Andrew J. Bacevich

Institute on Religion and Public Life, 1998

This digital document is an article from First Things: A Monthly Journal of Religion and Public Life, published by Institute on Religion and Public Life on August 1, 1998. The length of the article is 1434 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser. Citation ...

War Over Kosovo

1 review

Columbia University Press, 2002

Not as good as I hoped.
Yes, this book contains wideranging analysis of the 1999 NATO air war against Yugoslavia, but the analysis is surprisingly biased in tone and focus. Explanations of American diplomacy are idealised and too darned patriotic to be much use, and Ms. Albright's gross strategic blunders get under-reported. From start to finish the war was wrong, misguided and dreadfully executed. Some of these points ...

American Empire: The Realities and Consequences of U.S. Diplomacy

14 reviews
Andrew J. Bacevich

Harvard University Press, 2004

excellent study of US position in the world.
This is one the better books of analysis done on America's place in the world. Its an honest attempt to put down on paper the realities of America's interactions with the world rather than the idealisms that many authors (especially neoconservative ones) present. What make the book so good is that it actually tries to be neutral and to look at things from an objective point of view. His ...

Diplomat in Khaki: Major General Frank Ross McCoy and American Foreign Policy, 1898-1949
Andrew J. Bacevich

Univ Pr of Kansas, 1989

Hailed by the New York Times as "one of the best soldiers this country has produced," Frank Ross McCoy was, throughout his distinguished career, much more than just a good soldier. As friend and confidant to such leaders as Theodore Roosevelt, Leonard Wood, and Henry Stimson, he disproves the standard view of the military before 1940 as having no role in American foreign policy. Instead, as A. J. Bacevich ably demonstrates, McCoy was ...

The Long War: A New History of U.S. National Security Policy Since World War II

Columbia University Press, 2007

Downsizing: what the 'surge' really means.(Short Takes): An article from: Commonweal
Andrew J. Bacevich

Thomson Gale, 2007

This digital document is an article from Commonweal, published by Thomson Gale on April 6, 2007. The length of the article is 1203 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser. Citation Details Title: Downsizing: what the 'surge' really means.(Short Takes) ...

Breaking the habit: how the U.S. traded freedom for oil.(Short Takes): An article from: Commonweal
Andrew J. Bacevich

Thomson Gale, 2006

This digital document is an article from Commonweal, published by Thomson Gale on March 10, 2006. The length of the article is 950 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser. Citation Details Title: Breaking the habit: how the U.S. traded freedom for ...

Man of steel, re-forged.(Stalin's Wars: From World War to Cold War, 1939-1953)(Book review): An article from: ...
Andrew J. Bacevich

Thomson Gale, 2007

This digital document is an article from The National Interest, published by Thomson Gale on September 1, 2007. The length of the article is 2529 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser. Citation Details Title: Man of steel, re-forged.(Stalin's Wars: From ...

The Vietnam Wars.: An article from: First Things: A Monthly Journal of Religion and Public Life
Andrew J. Bacevich

Institute on Religion and Public Life, 2001

This digital document is an article from First Things: A Monthly Journal of Religion and Public Life, published by Institute on Religion and Public Life on August 1, 2001. The length of the article is 2208 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser. Citation ...

VENONA: DECODING SOVIET ESPIONAGE IN AMERICA.(Review): An article from: First Things: A Monthly Journal of ...
Andrew J. Bacevich

Institute on Religion and Public Life, 1999

This digital document is an article from First Things: A Monthly Journal of Religion and Public Life, published by Institute on Religion and Public Life on May 1, 1999. The length of the article is 2112 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser. Citation ...

Small wars, big plans. (book review): An article from: First Things: A Monthly Journal of Religion and Public ...
Andrew J. Bacevich

Institute on Religion and Public Life, 2002

This digital document is an article from First Things: A Monthly Journal of Religion and Public Life, published by Institute on Religion and Public Life on August 1, 2002. The length of the article is 1488 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser. Citation ...

No disrespect to Canada....(Debating Democracy)(United States-Canadian relations): An article from: The ...
Andrew J. Bacevich

Thomson Gale, 2007

This digital document is an article from The National Interest, published by Thomson Gale on July 1, 2007. The length of the article is 529 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser. Citation Details Title: No disrespect to Canada....(Debating ...

A Famous Victory.('Six Days of War: June 1967 and the Making of the Modern Middle East'): An article from: ...
Andrew J. Bacevich

Institute on Religion and Public Life, 2002

This digital document is an article from First Things: A Monthly Journal of Religion and Public Life, published by Institute on Religion and Public Life on October 1, 2002. The length of the article is 1720 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser. Citation ...