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How America Got It Right: The U.S. March to Military and Political Supremacy
At last, a historian tells the truth about America’s role in the world—refuting the lies of anti-American propagandists.
Left-wing critics—both at home and abroad—relish blasting our country for being the world’s sole superpower, or even an “imperialist” power.
But as acclaimed military historian Bevin Alexander shows in How America Got It Right, these criticisms are complet...more
Left-wing critics—both at home and abroad—relish blasting our country for being the world’s sole superpower, or even an “imperialist” power.
But as acclaimed military historian Bevin Alexander shows in How America Got It Right, these criticisms are complet...more
Hardcover, 320 pages
Published
July 5th 2005
by Crown Forum
(first published 2005)
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What's highly instructive, on reading this sharp and impartial critique of foreign policy, is not that America's foreign policy decisions are consistently excellent, but rather that it's a mixed bag. Perhaps I'm being cynical, but the title "How America Got It Right" suggests America is a savvy world player. So I was surprised to read healthy doses of frank criticism of past presidential decisions. So the book tries to appeal to flag-waving patriots, but offers a tough history lesson. The real t...more
This is an unabashedly unapologetic review of America's political and military rise to the foremost prominence in the world. That being said, Alexander is more than willing to acknowledge America's faults, both great and small, like slavery and Korean war. However, he doesn't dwell on them but sees America's history as an overall steady progress in the right direction. Many of the historical facts in the book will be familiar to anyone who studied American history, but Alexander manages to bring...more
A great, quick review of major US foreign policy decisions since the founding of America in 1776. Did not agree with his conclusions on the war in Vietnam or the bashing of President Eisenhower at all. It's a quick study for those who would like to learn or refresh their memory. 4/5
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Bevin Alexander is the author of ten books on military history, including How Wars Are Won, How Hitler Could Have Won World War II, How America Got It Right, and his latest book How the South Could Have Won the Civil War. He was an adviser to the Rand Corporation for a recent study on future warfare and a participant in a recent war game simulation run by the Training and Doctrine Command of the U...more
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