The United States

In: Foreign affairs, Band 83, Heft 3, S. 143-146

Abstract

Six books are reviewed: 1. Surprise, Security, and the American Experience, by John Lewis Gaddis, 2. James K. Polk, by John Seigenthaler, 3. We Are Lincoln Men: Abraham Lincoln and His Friends, by David Herbert Donald, 4. A Fierce Discontent: The Rise and Fall of The Progressive Movement in America, 1870-1920, by Michael McGerr, 5. Party of the People: A History of the Democrats, by Jules Witcover, and 6. Grand Old Party: A History of the Republicans, by Lewis L. Gould.