“…Such global struggles happen in a geopolitical twilight, between the sunshine of peace and the darkness of war. In this innovative and illuminating book, Hal Brands, a leading historian and former Pentagon adviser, argues that America should look to the history of the Cold War for lessons in how to succeed in great-power rivalry today. …”

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“…War and the Avant-Gardes…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Introduction: modern war and the militarization of domestic life -- Destroying the innocent: the arrival of the air raid, 1914-1916 -- Redefining the battle zone: responding to intensified aerial warfare, 1917-1918 -- Writing and rewriting modern warfare: memory, representation, and the legacy of the air raid in Interwar Britain -- Inventing civil defense: imagining and planning for the war to come -- Trying to prevent the war to come: efforts to remove the threat of air raids -- Facing the future of air power: air raids at abroad and reactions at home -- Preparing the public for the next war: air raid precautions on the eve of war -- Protecting the innocent: gas masks for babies and the domestication of air raid precautions -- Responding to the air war's return: the militarized domestic sphere from September '28 to the Blitz -- Representing the new air war: morale, the air raid, and wartime popular culture -- Conclusion: Air raids and the domestication of modern war…”

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“…Stone delineates the consistent suppression of free speech in six historical periods from the Sedition Act of 1798 to the Vietnam War, and ends with a coda that examines the state of civil liberties in the Bush era. …”