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"The Savage Wars Of Peace: Small Wars And The Rise Of American Power" by Max Boot is a detailed account of lesser-known aspects of US military history, focusing on small wars from 1800 to the present day. The book covers a wide range of small-scale military interventions, from protecting American citizens and trade to unofficial attempts to control Pacific islands, providing a global tour of American military involvement in various regions such as China, Haiti, Cuba, Venezuela, and the Middle East. Boot challenges the notion that small wars are a post-Cold War phenomenon, showcasing America's extensive experience in such conflicts from Thomas Jefferson's time to the recent wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Max Boot's writing style in "The Savage Wars Of Peace" is engaging and informative, offering vignette-style storytelling that keeps the reader's attention throughout. The book delves into the history of US military presence in different regions, successful military occupations, and the colorful personalities involved in small wars, providing a comprehensive picture of the US military experience beyond the traditional big war narrative. Boot also explores the lasting effects of these small wars and the likelihood of future efforts, presenting arguments for the benefits of such interventions and challenging common myths surrounding US military actions.
It was 7:00 P.M., and the African night was turning blue-gray beneath the faint light of a crescent moon when the small ship entered the harbor of Tripoli. The two-masted ketch, driven by a light bree...'Harvest of Empire: A History of Latinos in America' by Juan Gonzalez is a comprehensive exploration of the intertwined history between Latin America and the United States. The book delves into the reasons behind the south-north migration of Latinos and sheds light on the impact of US military and economic interventions in Latin American countries. Through personal accounts and historical analysis, Gonzalez uncovers the prejudice, discrimination, and challenges faced by Latinos in the US, while also highlighting their significant contributions to American culture. The writing style is described as engaging, lively, and informative, providing readers with a deeper understanding of the complexities of Latino immigration and cultural integration in the US.
The arrival of European explorers to America began the most astounding and far-reaching encounter between cultures in the history of civilization. It brought together two portions of the human race th...Legacy of Ashes: The History of the CIA by Tim Weiner is a detailed and compelling history of the Central Intelligence Agency, spanning from its inception as the reincarnation of the OSS to the modern era. The book delves into the failures, successes, and controversies surrounding the CIA, shedding light on its covert operations, political interference, and internal struggles. Through meticulous research and objective storytelling, the author presents a comprehensive overview of the agency's evolution, from its role in global power politics to its impact on world events.
“In a global and totalitarian war,” General Donovan believed, “intelligence must be global and totalitarian.” On November 18, 1944, he had written to President Roosevelt proposing that the United Stat...- #4
Save:Noam Chomsky's book 'Who Rules the World?' delves into the role of US militaristic global capitalist hegemony in shaping the world towards an existential crisis, shedding light on contemporary conflicts and the decline of American dominance since 1945. Chomsky's writing style is described as engaging, insightful, and critical, providing a deep analysis of power dynamics and the influence of the financial elite on global affairs.
The concept of “intellectuals” in the modern sense gained prominence with the 1898 “Manifesto of the Intellectuals” produced by the Dreyfusards, who, inspired by Émile Zola’s open letter of protest to... - #5
Save:Starting with the fall of the Shah, Crist narrates and analyses the growing conflict between the Ayatollahs and the United States. Iran played a huge role in the Lebanese violence of the 1980s which consumed a lot of the United States time whilst in the country. Soon prominent Americans in the region were being taken as hostages, later to be ransomed for weapons to be used against the Iraqi invasion. The Iranian authorities were making it clear that they had no time for America. Above all though, the author analyses just how short sighted both the US and Iran have been over the past three decades in making headway towards a form of peace. Suspicion, animosity, fear, anger, pride, ignorance... you name it, they have all clouded the judgments of successive Presidents in both governments.
Crist documents the events which were to lead to the instability in Iraq and also where the US military directly engaged the Iranian Revolutionary Guards along the border regions. The reality is again significantly different. Ignored, but in the back up documentation for the DOD investigation and readily obtained by this writer in several requests under the Freedom Of Information Act, is a memorandum citing a conversation aboard the US flagship in Bahrain. Participating were the admiral commanding forces in the Persian Gulf, his chief of staff, the SIGINT officer and the senior staff intelligence officer. The subject was the SIGINT officer's report that he lacked any indicators that this bogie was anything other than what it was: a commercial airliner.
Every day one fifth of the world’s oil exports flow through the twenty-mile-wide Strait of Hormuz that links the Persian Gulf with the outside world. Since 1949 the U.S. Navy has patrolled this waterw... 'An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States' by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz offers a perspective on American history told from the viewpoint of Indigenous peoples. The author delves into the genocidal program of the US settler colonial regime that has been largely omitted from traditional history books. Through the narrative, Dunbar-Ortiz reveals how Native Americans actively resisted the expansion of the US empire over centuries. discusses the atrocities committed against Indigenous peoples, the historical context of colonization, and the impact of settler colonialism on the Indigenous population.
The writing style of the book is described as informative, brutally honest, and necessary for understanding the reality of white Americans' actions towards Native Americans over the last four hundred years. While not a comprehensive history, the book presents a detailed account of Anglo-Indigenous relations throughout American history, shedding light on the sobering truth of the country's treatment of Indigenous peoples. Dunbar-Ortiz's work challenges traditional narratives of American history and encourages readers to view the nation's past from a different perspective, emphasizing the importance of acknowledging and learning from the Indigenous perspective.
Humanoids existed on Earth for around four million years as hunters and gatherers living in small communal groups that through their movements found and populated every continent. Some two hundred tho...'Killing Hope: U.S. Military and C.I.A. Interventions Since World War II' by William Blum is a detailed and heart-wrenching history of the USA's involvement in torture and murder in dozens of different countries in the last 60 years. The book meticulously documents American interventions throughout the world, including well-known events like Korea and Vietnam, as well as lesser-known interventions. Blum's writing style presents a harrowing picture of deceit, denial, and amoral manipulation to secure the industrial military political equilibrium, working chronologically through the last 60 years of political history.
Blum's 'Killing Hope' is described as a devastating attack on America's actual foreign policies, as opposed to the propaganda fed to the public. The book provides a damning view of US CIA policy since WWII, offering highly opinionated hot takes on US actions abroad, covering events from the '53 overthrow of Mossadegh to Dubya's invasion of Panama. The author's meticulous documentation, lack of indulgence in repetition, and use of mainstream sources like the NYT for citations make this book a detailed and shocking reference for understanding US foreign interventions post-WWII.
The two sides had been clashing across the Parallel for several years. What happened on that fateful day in June could thus be regarded as no more than the escalation of an ongoing civil war. The Nort...
