The Cold War The irrational fear of Soviet invasion gripped our country for over 35 years. That fear led to the upper echelons of authority making decisions, which would create a feeling of near hysteria throughout the public. Americans feared that the Soviets were planning some nuclear attacks o...

The Things They Carried By: Tim O'Brien This novel really made me feel what some of the soldiers of The Vietnam War must have felt. Through Mr. O'Brien's words I felt such things as the loss of companions and the all out horror of war itself. As a whole the novel was very touching....

The Hunt for Red October and The Cardinal of The Kremlin Tom Clancy There are many fictional books written to be enjoyed for their contents. However, the interest of the reader in the contents of a book is sometimes affected by the realism with which the plot is introduced. Tom Clan...

The Hunt for Red October and The Cardinal of The Kremlin Tom Clancy There are many fictional books written to be enjoyed for their contents. However, the interest of the reader in the contents of a book is sometimes affected by the realism with which the plot is introduced. Tom Clan...

Brian K. Aviles History 14 - Professor Barbara M. Kelly Term Assignment - Part III "War" of The Media As I thought about my question, "What role does the media play, in war?"; I wondered how the best way to present this topic. One book that I read to help get a feel ...

The first study of clandestine operations was initiated 1988 in hopes of learning about the relationship between the President and the intelligence committees of Congress. Stephan F. Knott, an Assistance Professor of Political Science at the Untied States Air Force Academy, picked up this study o...