![]() Evan Thomas provides fascinating insights in this gripping narrative of America's rush to war in 1898. ![]() "What causes the eternal pull of war on men? It's one of history's most important questions. "his engaging book humanizes the conflict by also providing useful insights regarding the political and academic leaders of the time, allowing the war to resonate with later American adventures abroad and with the dilemma of reconciling American ideals with a new global world. "ThomasÂ’ newest history shows the pro-war stances of three historical figures.all emblematic of a historical zeitgeist that Thomas well captures with his customary fluidity." - Booklist ![]() "ThomasÂ’s thesis is bold and will undoubtedly be controversial, but his protagonists make for rich psychological portraiture, and the book serves as an illuminating case study in the sociocultural underpinnings of American military adventurism." - Publishers Weekly ![]()
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