Arsenal of Democracy: The Politics of National Security--from World War II to the War on TerrorismIt has long been a truism that prior to George W. Bush, politics stopped at the waterÕs edgeÑthat is, that partisanship had no place in national security. In Arsenal of Democracy, historian Julian E. Zelizer shows this to be demonstrably false: partisan fighting has always shaped American foreign policy and the issue of national security has always been part of our domestic conflicts. Based on original archival findings, Arsenal of Democracy offers new insights into nearly every major national security issue since the beginning of the cold war: from FDRÕs masterful management of World War II to the partisanship that scarred John F. Kennedy during the Cuban Missile Crisis, from Ronald ReaganÕs fight against Communism to George W. BushÕs controversial War on Terror. A definitive account of the complex interaction between domestic politics and foreign affairs over the last six decades, Arsenal of Democracy is essential reading for anyone interested in the politics of national security. |
Contents
1 FOUR QUESTIONS | 1 |
2 UNEASYWARRIORS | 9 |
3 HOW THEDEMOCRATS WON WORLD WAR II | 39 |
4 BUILDING THE NATIONAL SECURITY STATE | 60 |
5 MAKING CHINA RIGHT | 81 |
6 HIGH NOON AT MIDCENTURY | 97 |
7 MAKE MISSILES NOT BUDGETS | 121 |
8 THE CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS REVISITED | 148 |
13 RAMBO MEETS THE DEER HUNTER | 300 |
14 COUNTERATTACK | 333 |
15 WHAT COMES NEXT? | 355 |
16 FIGHTING CONSERVATISM ON CAPITOL HILL | 386 |
17 911 | 431 |
18 MISSION ACCOMPLISHED? | 467 |
19 POLITICS AT THE WATERS EDGE | 504 |
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS | 509 |
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