Dominic Tierney: 3 books
FDR and the Spanish Civil War
Neutrality and Commitment in the Struggle that Divided America
Language: English
Release Date: July 2, 2007
What was the relationship between President Franklin D. Roosevelt, architect of America’s rise to global power, and the 1936–39 Spanish Civil War, which inspired passion and sacrifice, and shaped the road to world war? While many historians have portrayed the Spanish Civil War as one of Roosevelt’s...
The Right Way to Lose a War
America in an Age of Unwinnable Conflicts
Language: English
Release Date: June 2, 2015
Why has America stopped winning wars?
For nearly a century, up until the end of World War II in 1945, America enjoyed a Golden Age of decisive military triumphs. And then suddenly, we stopped winning wars. The decades since have been a Dark Age of failures and stalemates-in Korea, Vietnam,...
How We Fight
Crusades, Quagmires, and the American Way of War
Language: English
Release Date: November 4, 2010
Americans love war. We've never run from a fight. Our triumphs from the American Revolution to World War II define who we are as a nation and a people.
Americans hate war. Our leaders rush us into conflicts without knowing the facts or understanding the consequences. Korea, Vietnam, and now...