The Dominion of War: Empire and Liberty in North America, 1500-2000

Author: Fred Anderson Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 544 Americans often think of their nation's history as a movement toward ever-greater democracy, equality, and freedom. Wars in this story are understood both as necessary to defend those values and as exceptions to the rule of peaceful progress. In The Dominion of War, historians Fred Anderson and Andrew Cayton boldly reinterpret the development of the United States, arguing instead that war has played a leading role in shaping North...Read more