Colossus: The Price of America's Empire
Argues that the United States is both economically and militarily the most powerful empire in history and will feel negative consequences as a result of imposing unrealistic timescales on interventions abroad.
Argues that the United States is both economically and militarily the most powerful empire in history and will feel negative consequences as a result of imposing unrealistic timescales on interventions abroad.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9781594200137 (1594200130)
Publish date: April 26th 2004
Publisher: Penguin
Pages no: 400
Edition language: English
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