This book analyzes the origins of the Vietnam War, examining President Ngô Đình Diệm''s efforts to build a modern, independent nation amongst internal struggles.
This book analyzes the origins of the Vietnam War, examining President Ngô Đình Diệm''s efforts to build a modern, independent nation amongst internal struggles.
Winner: Henry Adams PrizeAdopting a new approach to an American icon, an award-winning scholar reexamines the life of Abraham Lincoln to demonstrate how his remarkable political acumen and leadership skills evolved during the intense partisan conflict in pre-Civil War Illinois.
Alexander Hamilton rose from his humble beginnings as an illegitimate West Indian orphan and emigrant to become the premier statebuilder and strategic thinker of the American Founding generation.
Alexander Hamilton rose from his humble beginnings as an illegitimate West Indian orphan and emigrant to become the premier statebuilder and strategic thinker of the American Founding generation.