Prologue To Conflict
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Prologue To Conflict
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Author : Holman Hamilton
language : en
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Release Date : 2021-05-11
Prologue To Conflict written by Holman Hamilton and has been published by University Press of Kentucky this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-05-11 with History categories.
This account of the failed Compromise of 1850 a decade before the Civil War “has all the suspense of a novel . . . incisive and provocative” (The Journal of American History). In 1850, America was expanding rapidly westward as countless citizens went in search of land, opportunity—and, thanks to the gold rush in California, fortune. With settlements growing into towns and towns growing into cities, there was an urgent need for state and local government. But the simmering tension over slavery that existed between North and South would boil over as the effort to draw boundaries and establish civil administration proceeded. The slave states were concerned about the delicate balance of power tipping in the North’s favor, while the free states were wary about an expansion of slavery. The debate in the United States Senate lasted for months, and the nation waited anxiously for a resolution. This book tells the story of these events and analyzes their political complexities—and how they served as a dramatic prologue to the civil war that would erupt a decade later.
Prologue To Conflict
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Author : Holman Hamilton
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1966
Prologue To Conflict written by Holman Hamilton and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1966 with Compromise of 1850 categories.
America And The Future Of War
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Author : Williamson Murray
language : en
Publisher: Hoover Press
Release Date : 2017-04-01
America And The Future Of War written by Williamson Murray and has been published by Hoover Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-04-01 with History categories.
Throughout the world today there are obvious trouble spots that have the potential to explode into serious conflicts at any time in the immediate or distant future. This study examines what history suggests about the future possibilities and characteristics of war and the place that thinking about conflict deserves in the formation of American strategy in coming decades. The author offers a historical perspective to show that armed conflict between organized political groups has been mankind's constant companion and that America must remain prepared to use its military power to deal with an unstable, uncertain, and fractious world.Williamson Murray shows that while there are aspects of human conflict that will not change no matter what advances in technology or computing power may occur, the character of war appears to be changing at an increasingly rapid pace with scientific advances providing new and more complex weapons, means of production, communications, and sensors, and myriad other inventions, all capable of altering the character of the battle space in unexpected fashions. He explains why the past is crucial to understanding many of the possibilities that lie in wait, as well as for any examination of the course of American strategy and military performance in the future—and warns that the moral and human results of the failure of American politicians and military leaders to recognize the implications of the past are already apparent.
Prologue To War
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Author : Herbert John Wood
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1938
Prologue To War written by Herbert John Wood and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1938 with China categories.
A Prologue To Peace Research
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Author : Charles Boasson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1971
A Prologue To Peace Research written by Charles Boasson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1971 with International relations categories.
The Presidencies Of Zachary Taylor Millard Fillmore
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Author : Elbert B. Smith
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1988
The Presidencies Of Zachary Taylor Millard Fillmore written by Elbert B. Smith and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1988 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
"In this book Elbert B. Smith disagrees sharply with traditional interpretations of Taylor and Fillmore, the twelfth and thirteenth presidents (from 1848 to 1853). Smith argues that Taylor and Fillmore have been seriously misrepresented and underrated. They faced a terrible national crisis and accepted every responsibility without flinching or directing blame toward anyone else."--Publisher.
Between Peace And War
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Author : Richard Ned Lebow
language : en
Publisher: Springer Nature
Release Date : 2020-08-31
Between Peace And War written by Richard Ned Lebow and has been published by Springer Nature this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-08-31 with Political Science categories.
This is an updated edition of the now-classic original of the same title. It has three new substantial chapters: a prologue, a chapter on new evidence on World War I, and an epilogue. The updated edition contains the now-famous typology of international crisis, the original critique of deterrence, the emphasis on agency, and the turn to political psychology to explain sharp departures from rational policy-making. The new chapters update and reevaluate these arguments and approach a critical hindsight assessment in light of post-Cold War developments.
Washington Brotherhood
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Author : Rachel A. Shelden
language : en
Publisher: UNC Press Books
Release Date : 2013
Washington Brotherhood written by Rachel A. Shelden and has been published by UNC Press Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Traditional portrayals of politicians in antebellum Washington, D.C., describe a violent and divisive society, full of angry debates and violent duels, a microcosm of the building animosity throughout the country. Yet, in Washington Brotherhood, Rachel Shelden paints a more nuanced portrait of Washington as a less fractious city with a vibrant social and cultural life. Politicians from different parties and sections of the country interacted in a variety of day-to-day activities outside traditional political spaces and came to know one another on a personal level. Shelden shows that this engagement by figures such as Stephen Douglas, John Crittenden, Abraham Lincoln, and Alexander Stephens had important consequences for how lawmakers dealt with the sectional disputes that bedeviled the country during the 1840s and 1850s--particularly disputes involving slavery in the territories. Shelden uses primary documents--from housing records to personal diaries--to reveal the ways in which this political sociability influenced how laws were made in the antebellum era. Ultimately, this Washington "bubble" explains why so many of these men were unprepared for secession and war when the winter of 1860-61 arrived.
At The Edge Of The Precipice
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Author : Robert V. Remini
language : en
Publisher: Basic Books
Release Date : 2010-05-11
At The Edge Of The Precipice written by Robert V. Remini and has been published by Basic Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-05-11 with History categories.
In 1850, America hovered on the brink of disunion. Tensions between slave-holders and abolitionists mounted, as the debate over slavery grew rancorous. An influx of new territory prompted Northern politicians to demand that new states remain free; in response, Southerners baldly threatened to secede from the Union. Only Henry Clay could keep the nation together. At the Edge of the Precipice is historian Robert V. Remini's fascinating recounting of the Compromise of 1850, a titanic act of political will that only a skillful statesman like Clay could broker. Although the Compromise would collapse ten years later, plunging the nation into civil war, Clay's victory in 1850 ultimately saved the Union by giving the North an extra decade to industrialize and prepare. A masterful narrative by an eminent historian, At the Edge of the Precipice also offers a timely reminder of the importance of bipartisanship in a bellicose age.
Senator James Murray Mason
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Author : Robert W. Young
language : en
Publisher: Univ. of Tennessee Press
Release Date : 1998
Senator James Murray Mason written by Robert W. Young and has been published by Univ. of Tennessee Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Finally, in chronicling Mason's disappointment in the face of the Confederacy's defeat, Young evokes the enormous sense of loss that accompanied the passing of the Old South's way of life.