Posted by
MHHunt on
19 August 2010, 10:44 am
Barack Obama’s Afghanistan commanders are something else. First, they promoted a highly debatable counter-insurgency strategy. Then, despite the numerous and cogent contemporary critiques, they got the president to buy into their particular brand of wishful thinking, and they got from him the additional troops supposedly needed for success. They have since failed to deliver. There [...] Read more »
Filed under American History, Current Events, Guest Bloggers, Michael H. Hunt, Military History, Military Studies, Politics.
Tagged afghanistan, barack obama, general mcchrystal, general petraeus, hamid karzai, michael mullen, robert gates, vietnam
Posted by
MHHunt on
5 August 2010, 10:48 am
Developments over the last month or so have put the U.S. commitment in Afghanistan under a dark cloud. The McChrystal affair and the WikiLeaks revelations are symptomatic of deeper troubles: the rapid bankruptcy of counterinsurgency, a surge in U.S. casualties, the persistently problematic role of Pakistan, the continued immobility of the Karzai regime, the sluggish [...] Read more »
Posted by
Alyssa on
24 June 2010, 1:10 pm
When former President Bill Clinton was elected nearly 18 years ago, there was heated debate about gays serving in the United States military. Originally, a proposed federal law was to ban all gays from the armed services; Clinton rallied support for a compromise and the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy was born in 1993. Seven [...] Read more »
Filed under American Studies, Civil Rights, Cultural Studies, Gay / Lesbian Studies, Gender Studies, Military History, Military Studies, UNC Press Authors.
Tagged Allan Berube, don't ask don't tell, gay and lesbian veterans, gay rights movement, Gay/Lesbian studies, gays in the military, steve estes, u.s. military
Posted by
Ellen on
16 April 2010, 8:17 am
From Shane J. Maddock, author of Nuclear Apartheid: The Quest for American Atomic Supremacy from World War II to the Present, we welcome this guest post addressing Barack Obama’s most recent nuclear initiatives. If you missed Maddock’s January guest post, “The Delicate Art of Nuclear Jujutsu,” go back and take a look.–ellen President Barack Obama [...] Read more »
Filed under Current Events, Guest Bloggers, Military Studies, Politics, Public Policy, UNC Press Authors.
Tagged barack obama, bombers, bombs, chemical attack, chile, dmitry medvedev, george w. bush, india, Iran, israel, no-first-use pledge, nobel peace prize, nonproliferation, north korea, nuclear attack, nuclear defense policy, nuclear power production, nuclear proliferation, nuclear retaliation, nuclear security, nuclear-free, nucular, nukes, pakistan, pyongyang, start treaty, tehran, terrorists, ukraine, vladimir putin, warheads
Posted by
Ellen on
11 February 2010, 12:05 pm
We welcome a guest post today from Michael J. Allen, author of Until the Last Man Comes Home: POWs, MIAs, and the Unending Vietnam War. In his book, Allen analyzes the effects that activism by POW and MIA families had on U.S. politics before and after the Vietnam War’s official end. In this post, marking [...] Read more »
Filed under American History, Guest Bloggers, History, Military History, Military Studies.
Tagged colonel armand myers, james stockdale, jeremiah denton, John McCain, operation homecoming, peace with honor, pow/mia, pows, prisoners of war, Richard Nixon, vietnam, vietnam war, vietnamese prisons
Posted by
Ellen on
6 January 2010, 4:54 pm
In this first post of the new year, new decade, as concerns over the nuclear programs of countries such as Iran and North Korea continue to make headlines, we welcome the following commentary from Shane J. Maddock, author of Nuclear Apartheid: The Quest for American Atomic Supremacy from World War II to the Present (forthcoming [...] Read more »
Filed under Asian Studies, Current Events, Guest Bloggers, History, Middle Eastern Studies, Military Studies.
Tagged afghanistan, al qaeda, barack obama, china, george w. bush, india, Iran, mahmoud ahmadinejad, mohammed khatami, new delhi, north korea, nuclear apartheid, nuclear power production, nuclear technology, nuclear threat, nuclear weapons, osama bin laden, pakistan, pyongyang, taliban
Posted by
Ellen on
2 December 2009, 11:57 am
In a follow-up to his article on Obama and Afghanistan, Michael Hunt responds to President Obama’s speech at West Point last night, in which the President laid out his plan for additional troops and a timeline for withdrawal.–ellen [author photo by Dan Sears] Barack Obama has an impressive intellect, and he has given the decision [...] Read more »
Filed under Current Events, Guest Bloggers, History, Michael H. Hunt, Military History, Military Studies, Politics, UNC Press Authors.
Tagged afghanistan, al qaeda, barack obama, foreign relations, michael hunt, pakistan, saigon, taliban, u.s. intervention, u.s. military, vietnam, war on terror, west point speech
Posted by
Ellen on
25 November 2009, 5:15 pm
Before we close up shop for the Thanksgiving holiday, I wanted to highlight some excellent commentary on President Obama’s impending decision about how to proceed with the war in Afghanistan. The President is scheduled to make an announcement next Tuesday, December 1, about his intentions for America’s next steps. Between now and then, we would [...] Read more »
Filed under American History, Current Events, History, Military History, Military Studies, Politics, UNC Press Authors.
Tagged afghanistan, barack obama, cold war, lyndon johnson, michael hunt, Richard Nixon, vietnam, war on terror
Posted by
Ellen on
31 August 2009, 10:45 am
We welcome a guest post today from historian and Vietnam veteran Ron Milam, author of Not a Gentleman’s War: An Inside View of Junior Officers in the Vietnam War. In his book, Milam debunks the view of the junior officer typified by Lt. William Calley of My Lai infamy, demonstrating instead that most of the [...] Read more »
Filed under Current Events, Guest Bloggers, History, Military History, Military Studies.
Tagged captain ernest medina, fort benning, general william westmoreland, lt. william calley, my lai, my lai massacre, refusal to obey an unlawful order, vietnam massacre, vietnam officers
Posted by
admin on
24 June 2009, 1:53 pm
I set out on a bright June day, heading south to retrace the path of William Tecumseh Sherman’s 1865 march through the Carolinas. I’m currently working on a project about the way Americans have remembered Sherman’s March, and I had already driven across Georgia the spring before. Now it was time to work my way [...] Read more »
Filed under American History, Civil War, Guest Bloggers, History, Military Studies, North Carolina, Travel, UNC Press Authors.
Tagged 1865, anne rubin, averasboro, barnwell sc, bennett place, bentonville, civil war, civil war trails, columbia sc, confederates, Durham NC, fayetteville nc, museum of the cape fear, riverbanks zoo and botanical garden, rivers bridge, saluda factory, shermans march, union troops, unity monument, william tecumseh sherman
Posted by
admin on
21 April 2009, 1:54 pm
New York, NY – Today! Tuesday 4/21 at 6 pm – Ann Marie Stock, author of On Location in Cuba: Street Filmmaking during Times of Transition (hot off the press!), will be speaking at the Havana Film Festival at the King Juan Carlos Center. Raleigh, NC – Wed., 4/22 at 11 am – Rob Christensen, [...] Read more »
Filed under African American History, African American Studies, American History, Birds & Birding, Cooking / Food, Cuba, Events, Gay / Lesbian Studies, Gender Studies, History, Local Indy Booksellers, Media Studies, Military Studies, Nature, North Carolina, Politics, Southern Studies, UNC Press Authors, UNC Press News, Women's Studies.
Tagged ann marie stock, armchair birder, bbq, cuban filmmakers, dale volberg reed, E. Patrick Johnson, gerda lerner, giovannis room, havana film festival new york, holy smoke, john shelton reed, john yow, joshua howard, malaprops bookstore, monticello, temple beth or raleigh nc, thomas jefferson
Posted by
admin on
24 March 2009, 4:08 pm
If you’re in NC, you’ve got a couple chances to catch up with our busily touring authors this week. Tonight!!, Tuesday, March 24: Nancy Carter Crump, reception @ 5 pm, reading @ 5:45pm, Wilson Library UNC-CH. The author of Hearthside Cooking will be featured as part of the Southern Historical Collection Book Series, featuring authors [...] Read more »
Filed under American History, Biography / Autobiography, Cooking / Food, Cuba, Events, Local Indy Booksellers, Military History, Military Studies, North Carolina, Politics, UNC Press Authors, UNC Press News, Women's Studies.
Tagged anna hayes, gerda lerner, josh howard, lars schoultz, nancy carter crump, quail ridge books, regulator bookshop
Posted by
admin on
11 March 2009, 11:50 am
The sun is just starting to break through the morning cloud cover on this warm spring day. Last day of sunshine before we roll into a week of rain here in the Triangle, say the weather forecasters, so let’s make the most of it! In the next few days, there will be several opportunities to [...] Read more »
Filed under African American Studies, American History, Biography / Autobiography, Civil War, Cooking / Food, Current Events, Events, Gay / Lesbian Studies, Gender Studies, Health / Medicine, History, Interviews, Local Indy Booksellers, Military History, Military Studies, North Carolina, Podcasts, Southern Studies, The Book Biz, UNC Press Authors, UNC Press News.
Tagged bbq, booksin140, civil war, dale volberg reed, E. Patrick Johnson, erin balser, gay agenda, jennifer ritterhouse, jim crow, john shelton reed, joshua howard, lawrence babits, library scent, nancy carter crump, nina silber, nortin hadler, race, regulator bookshop, revolutionary war
Posted by
Tom on
12 February 2009, 1:55 pm
While Google may be marking today as the 200th birthday of Charles Darwin, many of us here at the UNC Press are thinking of another 200th birthday. Today marks the bicentennial birthday our our 16th President, Abraham Lincoln, a reoccurring subject in many of our titles. Two titles in particular come to mind today. The [...] Read more »
Filed under American History, Biography / Autobiography, Civil War, History, Military History, Military Studies, UNC Press Authors.
Tagged abraham lincoln, disunion, lincoln, lincoln and the decision for war, lincoln library, mcclintock, varon
Posted by
admin on
11 November 2008, 4:41 pm
In addition to the many outstanding books UNC Press has published on Civil War battles, World War II military tactics, Cold War strategy, war heroes, and other military history, we have also brought to print stories of veterans sometimes left out of traditional American military narratives. In honor of all those who serve our country, [...]
Filed under African American History, African American Studies, American History, American Studies, Biography / Autobiography, Gay / Lesbian Studies, History, Military History, Military Studies, North Carolina.
Tagged african american veterans, andrew huebner, black marines, black veterans, gay and lesbian veterans, louis gossett jr., melton mclaurin, steve estes, veterans day, world war ii veterans
