Lyndon Johnson's 1964 Acceptance Sp... Nov 10, 2009
Stephen E. Ambrose and Douglas G. Brinkley, Rise to Globalism (Penguin, 1997). Jon Margolis, The Last Innocent Year: America in 1964 (New York: William Morrow and Company, 1999). (Suite101.com)
The U.S. 4th Infantry Division Aug 24, 2009
"I've been in love (truly) with five women, the Spanish Republic, and the 4th Infantry Division,' wrote Hemingway, who was also a war correspondent during the Spanish Civil War. It was in Paris that Hemingway met J.D. Salinger, who would become a celebrated author himself. Salinger saw combat as a member of the 12th Regiment and also worked in military intelligence. Hell in the Huertgen The division resumed its drive, battling into Belgium, and then into southwest Germany, where it became... (Suite101.com)
Presidents Awarded the Nobel Peace ... Aug 19, 2009
Stephen E. Ambrose and Douglas G. Brinkley, Rise to Globalism: American Foreign Policy Since 1938 (Penguin Books, 1997). H. W. Brands, T.R. The Last Romantic (Basic Books, 1997). (Suite101.com)
The Marshall Plan of 1947 Jul 31, 2009
Stephen E. Ambrose and Douglas G. Brinkley, Rise to Globalism: American Foreign Policy Since 1938 (Penguin Books, 1997). Documents on Germany, 1944-1961, Committee on Foreign Relations, United States Senate (New York: Greenwood Press, 1968). (Suite101.com)
Kermit Roosevelt and the Iranian Co... Jul 27, 2009
Stephen E. Ambrose and Douglas G. Brinkley, Rise to Globalism: American Foreign Policy Since 1938 (Penguin Books, 1997). Karl E. Meyer and Shareen Blair Brysac, Kingmakers: The Invention of the Modern Middle East (W. W. Norton and Company, 2008). (Suite101.com)
Atomic Policies and Early Cold War ... Jul 25, 2009
Stephen E. Ambrose and Douglas G. Brinkley, Rise to Globalism: American Foreign Policy Since 1938 (Penguin Books, 1997). George F. Kennan, The Nuclear Delusion: Soviet-American Relations in the Atomic Age (New York: Pantheon Books, 1983). (Suite101.com)
Eisenhower, Britain, and the Suez C... Jul 22, 2009
" The Suez Crisis helped to demonstrate that the two newly emerged superpowers the United States and Soviet Russia had eclipsed the old colonial powers. British failures during the crisis heightened the reality that imperial power was a thing of the past. At the same time, the United States was thrust into Middle East affairs, beginning the long struggle to balance Israel s right to exist against Arab concerns. John Foster Dulles and Egypt Egypt had never been fully independent until Colonel... (Suite101.com)
Video: The National World War II Museum's Cutting Edge Victory Theater, Stage Door Canteen and The American Sector Set to Open in November May 8, 2009
"The story is too good to make up. You're seeing events that really happened. Beyond All Boundaries gives audiences a tremendously exciting, immersive and significant picture of the immensity of World War Two. It was a true global conflict, and America is the only country that fought it globally.The result, voiced by some of Hollywood's top stars, is jaw dropping. Beyond All Boundaries is true to its name - a 4-D experience that plunges audiences into a sensory world where they will feel the... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
