Daniel Heller-Roazen's The Enemy of All studies the genealogy of the term "pirate," and the impact that the term has had on the development of Western international law and the laws of war. Beginning with Cicero, he focuses on the way in which legal theorists...
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I have a review of Vincent O'Hara's Struggle for the Middle Sea up at ID.
Nicholas Thompson'sThe Hawk and the Dove is an exceptionally readable dual biography of George Kennan and Paul Nitze. George Kennan is, to some, rather an odd dove; he helped formulate.
I know that Glenn Beck is a soft target, but holy crap, this has the potential for some serious hilarity, especially as the legendary author of The Christmas Sweater is in a position to shape the reading habits of a few million self-aware, open minded,...
I have a review of Martin Murphy's Small Boats, Weak States, Dirty Money up at ID. Long story short, it's the best single volume introduction to modern piracy and maritime.
So I don't understand; is this something I should be alarmed about? At this point, I don't even remember where I get all my books; some are sent by publicists,.
Bradley Graham's extensive biography of Donald Rumsfeld runs 682 pages. About half of that length concerns Rumsfeld's second tenure as Secretary of Defense. It's this section that will be of greatest interest to most readers, but the rest of Rumsfeld's career is also worth examining....
I have a review of Flotilla: The Patuxent Naval Campaign in the War of 1812 up at ID. Check it out, if you dare.
Seth Jones and I talked about his book Graveyard of Empires last week on Bloggingheads:...sadly, I forgot my hat in Cincinnati. Hopefully I'll have an appropriate substitute by the next.
This is the sixth installment of a seven part series on the Patterson School's Summer Reading List.World of Nations, William KeylorThe Bottom Billion, Paul CollierHide and Seek, Charles DuelferSecond World, Parag KhannaThe Accidental Guerrilla, David KilcullenThe Limits of Power, Andrew BacevichLimits of Power is Andrew...
This is the fourth installment of a seven part series on the Patterson School's Summer Reading List.World of Nations, William KeylorThe Bottom Billion, Paul CollierHide and Seek, Charles DuelferSecond World,.
This is the fourth installment of a seven part series on the Patterson School's Summer Reading List.World of Nations, William KeylorThe Bottom Billion, Paul CollierHide and Seek, Charles DuelferSecond World,.