Anne-Marie Slaughter Books & Reviews

Resisting the Charms of War

Andrew J. Bacevich laments American militarism.

The Late American Nation

America has thrived thanks to its Anglo-Protestant culture. But does that culture carry the seeds of its own demise?

Where Have All the Cowboys Gone?

There is no shortage of books on security and strategy in a world beset by terror. "Fortunately," writes Harvey Sicherman, "most are short."

A Matter of Writing Life and Death

Primo Levi's biographers offer no improvement on the original, whose unabridged voice we need to heed more than ever.

Bacon's Proof

Edward Teller's life vindicated Francis Bacon's prediction of the man of science in the public realm. Teller's memoir would vindicate Teller.

Scathing on Thin Ice

Christopher Hitchens' diatribe against Henry Kissinger should disappoint even the most credulous of the statesman's opponents. Effective polemic this is not.

1945 and All That

Well-trained historians need not be specialists, as P.M.H. Bell's illuminating new volume confirms.

The Guns of 17th Street

A dissection of the few pluses and many minuses of the crusading approach to American foreign policy.

The Many Faces of Mitterand

Vichy functionary, socialist politician, conservative president--the story of an amazingly adaptable Frenchman.

But the Patient Died

The death of the Ottoman Empire was a case of suicide, not homicide.

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May 26, 2012