Donald Stoker (National Defense University, Washington, DC)
Purpose and Power
Us Grand Strategy from the Revolutionary Era to the Present
Donald Stoker (National Defense University, Washington, DC)
Purpose and Power
Us Grand Strategy from the Revolutionary Era to the Present
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Crossing the full span of the nation's history, Donald Stoker challenges our understanding of the purposes for and uses of American power. From the struggle for independence to renewed competition with China and Russia, he reveals the grand strategies underpinning the nation's pursuit of sovereignty, security, expansion, and democracy abroad.
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Crossing the full span of the nation's history, Donald Stoker challenges our understanding of the purposes for and uses of American power. From the struggle for independence to renewed competition with China and Russia, he reveals the grand strategies underpinning the nation's pursuit of sovereignty, security, expansion, and democracy abroad.
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- Verlag: Cambridge University Press
- Seitenzahl: 586
- Erscheinungstermin: 11. Januar 2024
- Englisch
- Abmessung: 235mm x 162mm x 55mm
- Gewicht: 1378g
- ISBN-13: 9781009257275
- ISBN-10: 1009257277
- Artikelnr.: 67290426
- Verlag: Cambridge University Press
- Seitenzahl: 586
- Erscheinungstermin: 11. Januar 2024
- Englisch
- Abmessung: 235mm x 162mm x 55mm
- Gewicht: 1378g
- ISBN-13: 9781009257275
- ISBN-10: 1009257277
- Artikelnr.: 67290426
Donald Stoker is Professor of National Security and Resource Strategy at the National Defense University's Dwight D. Eisenhower School in Washington, DC. He is the author or editor of thirteen books, including The Grand Design: Strategy and the US Civil War, 1861-1865 (2010), winner of the Fletcher Pratt award, and Why America Loses Wars: Limited War and US Strategy from the Korean War to the Present (2022).
List of Figures; Abbreviations; Thinking about grand strategy in peace and war; Part I. From Backwater To Great Power: 1. The fight for sovereignty
1775-1801; 2. Expansion
sovereignty
and war
1801-1817; 3. Seeking a continent: expansion
Indian removal
and the Mexican War
1817-1849; 4. Schism
civil war
and reconstruction
1849-1877; 5. Conquering a continent: the Indian Wars
1865-1897; 6. American empire
1897-1913; Part II. From Great Power to Superpower: 7. Stepping on the global stage
1913-1921; 8. The interwar interlude
1921-1939; 9. Moving astride the world: the Second World War
1939-1945; 10. The hot peace and the Korean War
1945-1953; 11. The hot peace: the Eisenhower
Kennedy
and Johnson years
1953-1969; 12. The Vietnam War
1961-1969; 13. Détente and defeat: Nixon
Ford
and Vietnam
1969-1977; 14. For want of a vision: the Carter years
1977-1981; 15. Winning the hot peace: Reagan's great power competition
1981-1990; Part III. The Post Cold War World: 16. The Gulf War
or First Iraq War
1990-1991; 17. The new world disorder: Bush and Clinton
1991-2001; 18. Wilsonian revolutionaries: Bush and war
2001-2009; Part IV. Retreat and Defeat: 19. Retrenchment
engagement
and war: the Obama years
2009-2017; 20. Retrenchment
engagement
and weakness: Trump and Biden
2017-2022; Conclusion; Acknowledgements; Notes; Index.
1775-1801; 2. Expansion
sovereignty
and war
1801-1817; 3. Seeking a continent: expansion
Indian removal
and the Mexican War
1817-1849; 4. Schism
civil war
and reconstruction
1849-1877; 5. Conquering a continent: the Indian Wars
1865-1897; 6. American empire
1897-1913; Part II. From Great Power to Superpower: 7. Stepping on the global stage
1913-1921; 8. The interwar interlude
1921-1939; 9. Moving astride the world: the Second World War
1939-1945; 10. The hot peace and the Korean War
1945-1953; 11. The hot peace: the Eisenhower
Kennedy
and Johnson years
1953-1969; 12. The Vietnam War
1961-1969; 13. Détente and defeat: Nixon
Ford
and Vietnam
1969-1977; 14. For want of a vision: the Carter years
1977-1981; 15. Winning the hot peace: Reagan's great power competition
1981-1990; Part III. The Post Cold War World: 16. The Gulf War
or First Iraq War
1990-1991; 17. The new world disorder: Bush and Clinton
1991-2001; 18. Wilsonian revolutionaries: Bush and war
2001-2009; Part IV. Retreat and Defeat: 19. Retrenchment
engagement
and war: the Obama years
2009-2017; 20. Retrenchment
engagement
and weakness: Trump and Biden
2017-2022; Conclusion; Acknowledgements; Notes; Index.
List of Figures; Abbreviations; Thinking about grand strategy in peace and war; Part I. From Backwater To Great Power: 1. The fight for sovereignty
1775-1801; 2. Expansion
sovereignty
and war
1801-1817; 3. Seeking a continent: expansion
Indian removal
and the Mexican War
1817-1849; 4. Schism
civil war
and reconstruction
1849-1877; 5. Conquering a continent: the Indian Wars
1865-1897; 6. American empire
1897-1913; Part II. From Great Power to Superpower: 7. Stepping on the global stage
1913-1921; 8. The interwar interlude
1921-1939; 9. Moving astride the world: the Second World War
1939-1945; 10. The hot peace and the Korean War
1945-1953; 11. The hot peace: the Eisenhower
Kennedy
and Johnson years
1953-1969; 12. The Vietnam War
1961-1969; 13. Détente and defeat: Nixon
Ford
and Vietnam
1969-1977; 14. For want of a vision: the Carter years
1977-1981; 15. Winning the hot peace: Reagan's great power competition
1981-1990; Part III. The Post Cold War World: 16. The Gulf War
or First Iraq War
1990-1991; 17. The new world disorder: Bush and Clinton
1991-2001; 18. Wilsonian revolutionaries: Bush and war
2001-2009; Part IV. Retreat and Defeat: 19. Retrenchment
engagement
and war: the Obama years
2009-2017; 20. Retrenchment
engagement
and weakness: Trump and Biden
2017-2022; Conclusion; Acknowledgements; Notes; Index.
1775-1801; 2. Expansion
sovereignty
and war
1801-1817; 3. Seeking a continent: expansion
Indian removal
and the Mexican War
1817-1849; 4. Schism
civil war
and reconstruction
1849-1877; 5. Conquering a continent: the Indian Wars
1865-1897; 6. American empire
1897-1913; Part II. From Great Power to Superpower: 7. Stepping on the global stage
1913-1921; 8. The interwar interlude
1921-1939; 9. Moving astride the world: the Second World War
1939-1945; 10. The hot peace and the Korean War
1945-1953; 11. The hot peace: the Eisenhower
Kennedy
and Johnson years
1953-1969; 12. The Vietnam War
1961-1969; 13. Détente and defeat: Nixon
Ford
and Vietnam
1969-1977; 14. For want of a vision: the Carter years
1977-1981; 15. Winning the hot peace: Reagan's great power competition
1981-1990; Part III. The Post Cold War World: 16. The Gulf War
or First Iraq War
1990-1991; 17. The new world disorder: Bush and Clinton
1991-2001; 18. Wilsonian revolutionaries: Bush and war
2001-2009; Part IV. Retreat and Defeat: 19. Retrenchment
engagement
and war: the Obama years
2009-2017; 20. Retrenchment
engagement
and weakness: Trump and Biden
2017-2022; Conclusion; Acknowledgements; Notes; Index.