Maximalist: America in the World from Truman to Obama

by Stephen Sestanovich

Book Overview

American foreign policy since World War II has long been seen primarily as a story of strong and successful alliances, domestic consensus, and continuity from one adminstration to the next. Why then have so many presidents left office condemned for their foreign policy record?

In his fresh and compelling history of America's rise to dominance, Stephen Sestanovich makes clear that U.S. diplomacy has always stirred controversy, both at home and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0307388301
• ISBN13: 9780307388308
• Release Date: October 2014
• Publisher: Vintage
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.1" x 7.9"