How did the United States appoint itself as the world’s supreme military power? Stephen Wertheim delves into the archives of the U.S. foreign policy elite to trace armed dominance to its origin in World War II. He shows how officials and intellectuals suddenly chose to embrace perpetual dominance—at the price of perpetual war.


Format Häftad Omfång 272 sidor Språk Engelska Förlag Harvard University Press Utgivningsdatum 2022-05-03 ISBN 9780674271135