While America Sleeps: Self-Delusion, Military Weakness, and the Threat to Peace TodayMacmillan, 2000 - 483 pages In While England Slept Winston Churchill revealed in 1938 how the inadequacy of Britain's military forces to cope with worldwide responsibilities in a peaceful but tense era crippled its ability to deter or even adequately prepare for World War II. |
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... of Locarno 176 10 The Bill Comes Due 194 11 The Price of Self - Deception 217 PART II The United States After the Cold War 235 12 The New World Order 237 13 The Peace Dividend 267 14 Increased Commitments , Reduced Forces 15 Kicking the ...
... Increased Commitments , Reduced Forces 15 Kicking the Can Down the Road 16 Proliferation and Blackmail 17 Another Versailles 18 A Legacy of Half Measures Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index 300 321 341 367 400 424 437 465 469 Preface n ...
... increasing military weakness and confusion about foreign and defense policy have encouraged the development of powerful hostile states and coalitions that challenge the inter- ests and security of the United States , its allies and ...
... increasing vulnerability of technologically advanced societies to the disruption of critical pieces of equipment . Interna- tional criminal organizations may also use technology to infiltrate national gov- ernments , causing all sorts ...
... increased on each occasion . Much more seriously , military unpreparedness has prevented deterrence , thereby repeatedly costing the liberal democracies the chance to avoid horrific wars altogether . Time 4 INTRODUCTION.
Contents
The Brave New World | 13 |
Britains Defense Dilemma | 44 |
The First Challenge to Peace | 67 |
The Paper Lion Roars | 78 |
Retreat from Responsibility | 98 |
The Search for Security | 118 |
The Unraveling of Versailles | 140 |
The Locarno Treaty | 160 |
The New World Order | 237 |
The Peace Dividend | 267 |
Increased Commitments Reduced Forces | 300 |
Kicking the Can Down the Road | 321 |
Proliferation and Blackmail | 341 |
Another Versailles | 367 |
A Legacy of Half Measures | 400 |
Conclusion | 424 |
The Spirit of Locarno | 176 |
The Bill Comes Due | 194 |
The Price of SelfDeception | 217 |
The United States After the Cold War | 235 |
Notes | 437 |
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