{"product_id":"on-shedding-an-obsolete-past-paperback","title":"On Shedding an Obsolete Past - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAndrew J. Bacevich\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eOn Shedding an Obsolete Past\u003c\/em\u003e provides a much-needed and comprehensive critique of recent US national security policies in both the Trump and Biden administrations.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003eThese policy decisions have produced a series of costly disappointments and outright failures that have destroyed the lives of hundreds of thousands around the world and cost US taxpayers astronomical sums of money.\u003cbr\u003e Bacevich provides urgent and critical insights into how these failures occurred and what needs to be done to prevent similar failures in the future. He reminds us that, by understanding the past, we can alter our current trajectory and transform the world for the better. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAndrew Bacevich is professor of history and international relations emeritus at Boston University. A graduate of the U. S. Military Academy, he served for twenty-three years as a commissioned officer in the United States Army. He received his Ph.D. in American diplomatic history from Princeton. He is the author of the forthcoming book \u003cem\u003eAfter the Apocalypse: America's Role in a World Transformed\u003c\/em\u003e. Earlier books include \u003cem\u003eThe Age of Illusions: How America Squandered Its Cold War Victory\u003c\/em\u003e;\u003cem\u003eTwilight of the American Century\u003c\/em\u003e; and \u003cem\u003eAmerica's War for the Greater Middle East: A Military History.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 15, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50332847669485,"sku":"9781642598346","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0020\/8918\/9441\/files\/kPrkJzAzQ29781642598346.webp?v=1784971625","url":"https:\/\/www.webster.direct\/products\/on-shedding-an-obsolete-past-paperback","provider":"Webster.Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}