Richard Betts: 3 books
Enemies of Intelligence
Knowledge and Power in American National Security
Language: English
Release Date: September 6, 2007
The tragic events of September 11, 2001, and the false assessment of Saddam Hussein's weapons arsenal were terrible reminders that good information is essential to national security. These failures convinced the American public that their intelligence system was broken and prompted a radical reorganization...
American Force
Dangers, Delusions, and Dilemmas in National Security
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2011
While American national security policy has grown more interventionist since the Cold War, Washington has also hoped to shape the world on the cheap. Misled by the stunning success against Iraq in 1991, administrations of both parties have pursued ambitious aims with limited force, committing the...
The Irony of Vietnam
The System Worked
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2016
"If a historian were allowed but one book on the American involvement in Vietnam, this would be it." - Foreign Affairs When first published in 1979, four years after the end of one of the most divisive conflicts in the United States, The Irony of Vietnam raised eyebrows. Most students of...