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Eliot A Cohen Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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Professor at JHU SAIS; Arleigh Burke chair at CSIS. Contributing writer @TheAtlantic. Personal opinions only; retweets do not imply agreement.

15 books
Book Cover for: The US Invasion of Iraq: Conspiracy and its Tragic Aftermath, Hani I. Fakhouri

The US Invasion of Iraq: Conspiracy and its Tragic Aftermath

Hani I. Fakhouri
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Eric and I have a wonderfully lively conversation with Prof. Melvyn P. Leffler of UVA about his fascinating new book, CONFRONTING SADDAM: GEORGE W. BUSH AND THE INVASION OF IRAQ. A fair, tough-minded and important work. @BulwarkOnline @CSIS @SAISHopkins https://t.co/E3qjF1SnHx

Paperback, 2014

$13.33$6.66 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Napoleon: A Life, Andrew Roberts

Napoleon: A Life

Andrew Roberts
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#SotR Eric Edelman and I discuss #TheLastKingofAmerica with Andrew Roberts, author of magnificent biographies of Winston Churchill, Napoleon and many others.And then we discuss history-writing, leadership & much else @CSIS @SAISHopkins @BulwarkOnline https://t.co/HIdds8nAlw

Paperback, 2015

$26.00$13.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Hollow Crown: Shakespeare on How Leaders Rise, Rule, and Fall, Eliot a. Cohen

The Hollow Crown: Shakespeare on How Leaders Rise, Rule, and Fall

Eliot a. Cohen
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Preorder your copy of THE HOLLOW CROWN: SHAKESPEARE ON HOW LEADERS RISE, RULE AND FALL now from Barnes & Noble and get a 25% discount. Use code PREORDER25. Good through April 28. @BNBuzz @BasicBooks @CSIS https://t.co/Gz2R3IwnbL

Hardcover, 2023

$30.00$15.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: There Is Nothing for You Here: Finding Opportunity in the Twenty-First Century, Fiona Hill

There Is Nothing for You Here: Finding Opportunity in the Twenty-First Century

Fiona Hill
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Another episode of #ShieldoftheRepublic out @BulwarkOnline. This time Eric Edelman and I interview Fiona Hill about her powerful new memoir, There is Nothing For You Here. As always, the conversation covers history, politics and a bit of drama. https://share.fireside.fm/episode/5iFx_urq+ZgJiYc7x.

Hardcover, 2021

$30.00$15.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Four Ages of American Foreign Policy: Weak Power, Great Power, Superpower, Hyperpower, Michael Mandelbaum

The Four Ages of American Foreign Policy: Weak Power, Great Power, Superpower, Hyperpower

Michael Mandelbaum
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Latest episode of #ShieldoftheRepublic just dropped, with Eric and I talking to Michael Mandelbaum about his new book on the four ages of American foreign policy - plus excursions into what’s wrong with academe and why we like detective fiction. https://t.co/1ZniFZQPuV

Paperback, 2024

$27.95$13.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Divider: Trump in the White House, 2017-2021, Peter Baker

The Divider: Trump in the White House, 2017-2021

Peter Baker
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Latest episode of #ShieldoftheRepublic. Eric Edelman and I talk to Peter Baker and Susan Glasser about their recent book, THE DIVIDER. We discuss the Trump administration, whether we have moved beyond him, and what it is like to write a book as a couple. https://t.co/WmlkcIQAxJ

Paperback, 2023

$23.00$11.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Forgotten Soldier, Guy Sajer

The Forgotten Soldier

Guy Sajer
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The Wehrmacht often saved itself from defeat-becomes-debacle because of outstanding junior leadership (see Guy Sajer, THE FORGOTTEN SOLDIER or Willi Heinrich, CROSS OF IRON). Russian junior leadership is absent or worse than useless. If collapse begins it will be hard to stop 6/7

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Book Cover for: Churchill: Walking with Destiny, Andrew Roberts

Churchill: Walking with Destiny

Andrew Roberts
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#SotR Eric Edelman and I discuss #TheLastKingofAmerica with Andrew Roberts, author of magnificent biographies of Winston Churchill, Napoleon and many others.And then we discuss history-writing, leadership & much else @CSIS @SAISHopkins @BulwarkOnline https://t.co/HIdds8nAlw

Paperback, 2019

$25.00$12.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Moon is Down, John Steinbeck

The Moon is Down

John Steinbeck
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Latest episode of #ShieldoftheRepublic with my partner in strategy, Eric Edelman. This week’s guest @CharlesEdel the Australia chair @CSIS - on diplomatic history and Indo-Pacific security issues. Bonus: we discuss John Steinbeck THE MOON IS DOWN. https://t.co/hxR9K4cyKs

Paperback, 1995

$15.00$7.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Looking for the Good War: American Amnesia and the Violent Pursuit of Happiness, Elizabeth D. Samet

Looking for the Good War: American Amnesia and the Violent Pursuit of Happiness

Elizabeth D. Samet
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Latest episode of #ShieldoftheRepublic, this time a bit different: Eric Edelman and I discuss Elizabeth Samet’s new book, Looking for the Good War. Its a spirited discussion of her critique of “The Good War.” Literature, memory and WW2. @CSIS @SAISHopkins https://t.co/27uKSAIoAR

Paperback, 2022

$20.00$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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