From "the dean of Cold War historians" (New York times): an important new reckoning with the hostile relationship that defined our age.
Diplomatic relations
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Author:Gaddis, John LewisSummary: -
Author:Bradley, JamesSummary:From the bestselling author of Flags of Our Fathers, this spellbinding history of turbulent US-China relations from the nineteenth century to World War II and Mao's ascent explores a difficult century that defines US-Chinese relations...
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Author:Marton, KatiSummary:The definitive biography of German Chancellor Angela Merkel, detailing the remarkable rise and political brilliance of the most powerful, and elusive, woman in the world. No modern leader has so ably confronted Russian aggression,...
- Author:Cherny, AndreiSummary:
Cherny tells the gripping saga of a rag-tag band of Americans--with limited resources and little hope for success--keeping West Berliners alive in the face of Soviet tyranny, winning the hearts and minds of former enemies, and giving...
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Author:Caplan, Gerald, Springer, JaneSummary:"[The Groundwork Guides] are excellent books, mandatory for school libraries and the increasing body of young people prepared to take ownership of the situations and problems previous generations have left them." -- Globe and Mail Think...
- Author:Langley, Lester D.Summary:
Offers a sweeping panorama of America's tropical empire in the age spanned by the two Roosevelts and a detailed narrative of US military intervention in the Caribbean.
- Author:Mead, Walter RussellSummary:
In this bold examination of the Israeli-American relationship, Walter Russell Mead demolishes the myths that both pro-Zionists and anti-Zionists have fostered over the years. He makes clear that Zionism has always been a divisive...
- Author:Kordan, Bohdan S.Summary:
Since the end of the Soviet Union, Canada has played a leading role in the international response to Ukraine and to the challenges associated with its transition to independence. As Conservative and Liberal governments alike have sought...
- Author:Penny, LouiseSummary:
AN INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Named one of the most anticipated novels of the season by People , Associated Press, Time , Los Angeles Times , Parade , St. Louis Post-Dispatch , The Guardian , Publishers Weekly , and more....
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Author:Mead, Walter RussellSummary:Chronicles the history of American foreign policy and argues that the United States has had a more successful foreign policy than any of the other great powers the nation has faced.
- Author:Applebaum, Anne, Cohen, Stephen F., Kasparov, Garry, Pozner, VladimirSummary:
How should the West deal with Putin’s Russia? For the U.S. and some European powers the answer is obvious: isolate Russia with punishing economic sanctions, remove it from global institutions such as the G8, and arm the nations directly...
- Author:Katz, YaakovSummary:
The never-before-told inside story of how Israel stopped Syria from becoming a global nuclear nightmare--and its far-reaching implications. On September 6, 2007, shortly after midnight, Israeli fighters advanced on Deir ez-Zour in Syria...
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Author:Savage, MichaelSummary:Michael Savage says that for the past eight years there has been a retrovirus in the White House, and that the last Presidential term has infected the body politic with hateful, anti-American views. Savage reveals what to do in order to...
- Author:Cavell, Janice, Touhey, Ryan M.Summary:
The years when John Diefenbaker's Progressive Conservatives were in office were among the most tumultuous in Canadian history. This book provides a fresh assessment of foreign policy in the Diefenbaker era to determine whether its...
- Author:Belton, CatherineSummary:
"This riveting, immaculately researched book is arguably the best single volume written about Putin, the people around him and perhaps even about contemporary Russia itself in the past three decades." —Peter Frankopan,...
- Author:Lenz, LawrenceSummary:
Through its military policy and foreign policy, America attained superpower status in a remarkably short period of time. Nations survive based on their ability to provide internal order and external defense. Unfortunately, foreign...
- Author:Pearson, Monte L.Summary:
Many articles in the media examine contemporary American issues and compare them to the problems that led to the fall of the Roman Empire. But before the rise of the Empire, a time of one-man rule and limited freedoms, there was the...
- Author:Carroll, Michael K.Summary:
In 1957, Lester Pearson won the Nobel Peace Prize for creating the United Nations Emergency Force during the Suez crisis. The award launched Canada's enthusiasm and reputation for peacekeeping. Pearson's Peacekeepers explores the...
- Author:Jacobs, MegSummary:
An authoritative history of the energy crises of the 1970s and the world they wrought
In 1973, the Arab OPEC cartel banned the export of oil to the United States, sending prices and tempers rising across the country. Dark...
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Author:Dixon, PaulSummary:The conflict in Northern Ireland since 1969 has cost over 3,600 lives and about 100,000 people in Northern Ireland live in a household where someone has been injured in a troubles-related incident. This has been a key issue in British...
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