50 Books like The Brothers

Killing Hope

by William Blum • 1995

For forty years, the CIA overthrew governments across the globe. The full ledger is in one book.

4.27

2k+

❄️ Cold War Politics 🕵️ Covert Operations 🌎 American Empire 🏛️ Regime Change 💰 Corporate Imperialism

Killing Hope 97%

For forty years, the CIA overthrew governments across the globe. The full ledger is in one book.

by William Blum 1995

4.27

2k+ ratings

❄️ Cold War Politics 🕵️ Covert Operations 🌎 American Empire 🏛️ Regime Change 💰 Corporate Imperialism

Covert Regime Change

by Lindsey A. O'Rourke • 2018

64 covert regime changes, a 39% success rate, and blowback that erased the gains.

4.14

🥶 Cold War History 🇺🇸 American Foreign Policy 🕵️ Covert Operations 💣 Regime Change 💥 Blowback

Covert Regime Change 96%

64 covert regime changes, a 39% success rate, and blowback that erased the gains.

by Lindsey A. O'Rourke 2018

4.14

85 ratings

🥶 Cold War History 🇺🇸 American Foreign Policy 🕵️ Covert Operations 💣 Regime Change 💥 Blowback

The Jakarta Method

by Vincent Bevins • 2020

Washington's greatest Cold War win killed a million Indonesians. Then the method went global.

4.61

18k+

📚 Cold War History 🇺🇸 Us Foreign Policy 🔴 Anticommunism ⚡ State Violence 🕵️ Covert Operations

The Jakarta Method 95%

Washington's greatest Cold War win killed a million Indonesians. Then the method went global.

by Vincent Bevins 2020

4.61

18k+ ratings

📚 Cold War History 🇺🇸 Us Foreign Policy 🔴 Anticommunism ⚡ State Violence 🕵️ Covert Operations

Surprise, Kill, Vanish

by Annie Jacobsen • 2019

Between peace and open war: the secret history of presidents who chose killing in the shadows.

4.31

7k+

🕵️ CIA History 🥷 Covert Operations 🎯 Targeted Killing ❄️ Cold War History ⚔️ Unconventional Warfare

Surprise, Kill, Vanish 95%

Between peace and open war: the secret history of presidents who chose killing in the shadows.

by Annie Jacobsen 2019

4.31

7k+ ratings

🕵️ CIA History 🥷 Covert Operations 🎯 Targeted Killing ❄️ Cold War History ⚔️ Unconventional Warfare

Overthrow

by Stephen Kinzer • 2006

America has toppled 14 governments since 1893; the reasons it gave were almost never real.

4.18

5k+

🌎 American Foreign Policy 🔄 Regime Change 💰 Economic Imperialism 💥 Blowback 🥶 Cold War History

Overthrow 95%

America has toppled 14 governments since 1893; the reasons it gave were almost never real.

by Stephen Kinzer 2006

4.18

5k+ ratings

🌎 American Foreign Policy 🔄 Regime Change 💰 Economic Imperialism 💥 Blowback 🥶 Cold War History

A Great Place To Have A War

by Joshua Kurlantzick • 2017

Laos was where the CIA learned to wage war without asking Congress. The lesson stuck.

3.90

788

🔍 Cia History 🕵️ Covert Operations 🧊 Cold War History 🎭 Proxy Warfare 🏛️ American Foreign Policy

A Great Place To Have A War 95%

Laos was where the CIA learned to wage war without asking Congress. The lesson stuck.

by Joshua Kurlantzick 2017

3.90

788 ratings

🔍 Cia History 🕵️ Covert Operations 🧊 Cold War History 🎭 Proxy Warfare 🏛️ American Foreign Policy

Rogue State

by William Blum • 2000

The world's leading democracy has overthrown forty governments since 1945, calling it freedom.

3.97

926

🏛️ U.S. Foreign Policy 🦅 American Imperialism 🕵️ Covert Operations 📢 Propaganda Critique 💣 Military Intervention

Rogue State 95%

The world's leading democracy has overthrown forty governments since 1945, calling it freedom.

by William Blum 2000

3.97

926 ratings

🏛️ U.S. Foreign Policy 🦅 American Imperialism 🕵️ Covert Operations 📢 Propaganda Critique 💣 Military Intervention

The Spymasters

by Chris Whipple • 2020

Fourteen men and one woman, one brutal job: telling presidents what they don't want to hear.

4.05

1k+

📜 Intelligence History ❄️ Cold War Espionage 🕵️ Covert Operations 🚨 Crisis Leadership ⚖️ Intelligence Ethics

The Spymasters 94%

Fourteen men and one woman, one brutal job: telling presidents what they don't want to hear.

by Chris Whipple 2020

4.05

1k+ ratings

📜 Intelligence History ❄️ Cold War Espionage 🕵️ Covert Operations 🚨 Crisis Leadership ⚖️ Intelligence Ethics

The Crusader

by Paul Kengor • 2006

The Cold War didn't end by accident. Reagan spent six decades preparing to win it.

4.33

387

❄️ Cold War History 🏛️ Presidential Biography 💰 Economic Warfare 🚀 Arms Race 🕵️ Covert Operations

The Crusader 94%

The Cold War didn't end by accident. Reagan spent six decades preparing to win it.

by Paul Kengor 2006

4.33

387 ratings

❄️ Cold War History 🏛️ Presidential Biography 💰 Economic Warfare 🚀 Arms Race 🕵️ Covert Operations

All the Shah's Men

by Stephen Kinzer • 2003

The 1953 CIA coup in Iran: how a quick win for oil created decades of blowback.

4.29

12k+

🏛️ Iranian History 🕵️ Covert Operations 🛢️ Oil Geopolitics ❄️ Cold War Interventions 💥 Regime Change

All the Shah's Men 94%

The 1953 CIA coup in Iran: how a quick win for oil created decades of blowback.

by Stephen Kinzer 2003

4.29

12k+ ratings

🏛️ Iranian History 🕵️ Covert Operations 🛢️ Oil Geopolitics ❄️ Cold War Interventions 💥 Regime Change

The Best and the Brightest

by David Halberstam • 1969

How Washington's most brilliant men led America into Vietnam, and could not stop themselves.

4.27

13k+

🥶 Cold War History 🇻🇳 Vietnam War 🎭 Political Hubris 🏛️ American Foreign Policy 🏠 Presidential History

The Best and the Brightest 94%

How Washington's most brilliant men led America into Vietnam, and could not stop themselves.

by David Halberstam 1969

4.27

13k+ ratings

🥶 Cold War History 🇻🇳 Vietnam War 🎭 Political Hubris 🏛️ American Foreign Policy 🏠 Presidential History

Devil's Game

by Robert Dreyfuss • 2005

The United States armed Islamism for sixty years. Al Qaeda was the bill that came due.

3.99

272

🌐 Cold War Geopolitics 🕌 Middle Eastern History 🕵️ Covert Foreign Policy ☪️ Islamism And The West 💥 Imperial Blowback

Devil's Game 94%

The United States armed Islamism for sixty years. Al Qaeda was the bill that came due.

by Robert Dreyfuss 2005

3.99

272 ratings

🌐 Cold War Geopolitics 🕌 Middle Eastern History 🕵️ Covert Foreign Policy ☪️ Islamism And The West 💥 Imperial Blowback

The Twilight Struggle

by Hal Brands • 2022

How America's Cold War playbook for long-haul rivalry can be updated for China and Russia.

3.98

248

🥶 Cold War History 🗺️ Grand Strategy 🌍 Great Power Rivalry 🚧 Containment Strategy ☢️ Nuclear Deterrence

The Twilight Struggle 94%

How America's Cold War playbook for long-haul rivalry can be updated for China and Russia.

by Hal Brands 2022

3.98

248 ratings

🥶 Cold War History 🗺️ Grand Strategy 🌍 Great Power Rivalry 🚧 Containment Strategy ☢️ Nuclear Deterrence

Science of Coercion

by Christopher Simpson • 1994

Communication studies was secretly built by the Pentagon as a weapon, not a discipline.

4.11

📜 Cold War History 📢 Propaganda Studies 🕵️ Covert Operations 🎓 Military-Academic Complex ⚖️ Research Ethics

Science of Coercion 93%

Communication studies was secretly built by the Pentagon as a weapon, not a discipline.

by Christopher Simpson 1994

4.11

89 ratings

📜 Cold War History 📢 Propaganda Studies 🕵️ Covert Operations 🎓 Military-Academic Complex ⚖️ Research Ethics

The Jungle Grows Back

by Robert Kagan • 2018

The global peace is a fluke. American power built it; without constant effort, it collapses.

4.09

1k+

🇺🇸 American Foreign Policy 🌐 Liberal Internationalism 🕊️ Pax Americana 🦅 Neoconservatism ⚔️ Great Power Competition

The Jungle Grows Back 93%

The global peace is a fluke. American power built it; without constant effort, it collapses.

by Robert Kagan 2018

4.09

1k+ ratings

🇺🇸 American Foreign Policy 🌐 Liberal Internationalism 🕊️ Pax Americana 🦅 Neoconservatism ⚔️ Great Power Competition

Legacy of Ashes

by Tim Weiner • 2007

Born to inform presidents, the CIA chose covert action instead, and its failures are fatal.

3.96

16k+

🕵️ Intelligence Agencies 🕶️ Covert Operations 🚨 Institutional Failure 🧠 Intelligence Failures ❄️ Cold War History

Legacy of Ashes 93%

Born to inform presidents, the CIA chose covert action instead, and its failures are fatal.

by Tim Weiner 2007

3.96

16k+ ratings

🕵️ Intelligence Agencies 🕶️ Covert Operations 🚨 Institutional Failure 🧠 Intelligence Failures ❄️ Cold War History

Buckley

by Sam Tanenhaus • 2025

How a yachtsman with a magazine built the movement that elected Reagan.

4.21

712

🏛️ Conservative Movement 🌐 Cold War Politics 📺 Political Media 🚩 Anti-Communism 🎙️ Public Intellectuals

Buckley 93%

How a yachtsman with a magazine built the movement that elected Reagan.

by Sam Tanenhaus 2025

4.21

712 ratings

🏛️ Conservative Movement 🌐 Cold War Politics 📺 Political Media 🚩 Anti-Communism 🎙️ Public Intellectuals

The Situation Room

by George Stephanopoulos • 2024

Twelve presidents. One basement room. The crises that revealed who they really were.

4.33

11k+

🏛️ Presidential History 🏠 White House History ⚡ Crisis Decision Making 🌍 American Foreign Policy 🔒 National Security

The Situation Room 93%

Twelve presidents. One basement room. The crises that revealed who they really were.

by George Stephanopoulos 2024

4.33

11k+ ratings

🏛️ Presidential History 🏠 White House History ⚡ Crisis Decision Making 🌍 American Foreign Policy 🔒 National Security

Buckley

by Carl T. Bogus • 2011

To build the modern American right, one man had to decide who belonged and who did not.

3.75

151

🗽 Modern Conservatism ❄️ Cold War Ideology 📚 Intellectual History 📰 Political Journalism 📖 Magazine History

Buckley 93%

To build the modern American right, one man had to decide who belonged and who did not.

by Carl T. Bogus 2011

3.75

151 ratings

🗽 Modern Conservatism ❄️ Cold War Ideology 📚 Intellectual History 📰 Political Journalism 📖 Magazine History

The Imagineers of War

by Sharon Weinberger • 2017

DARPA gave us the Internet and lost Vietnam. The same faith in technology drove both.

3.69

565

🛰️ Cold War Science 🔬 Defense Research 🏛️ Institutional History 🌍 Counterinsurgency 🛸 Drone Warfare

The Imagineers of War 93%

DARPA gave us the Internet and lost Vietnam. The same faith in technology drove both.

by Sharon Weinberger 2017

3.69

565 ratings

🛰️ Cold War Science 🔬 Defense Research 🏛️ Institutional History 🌍 Counterinsurgency 🛸 Drone Warfare

McNamara at War

by Philip Taubman • 2025

By 1965, McNamara's data proved Vietnam unwinnable. Why he kept fighting for three more years.

4.18

528

🇻🇳 Vietnam War 🥶 Cold War History 🧮 Technocratic Hubris 🌐 American Foreign Policy 📊 Quantitative Management

McNamara at War 93%

By 1965, McNamara's data proved Vietnam unwinnable. Why he kept fighting for three more years.

by Philip Taubman 2025

4.18

528 ratings

🇻🇳 Vietnam War 🥶 Cold War History 🧮 Technocratic Hubris 🌐 American Foreign Policy 📊 Quantitative Management

The Management of Savagery

by Max Blumenthal • 2019

Al Qaeda, ISIS, and Trump: three products of the same American national security machine.

4.29

807

🏛️ American Empire ↩️ Blowback 🔄 Regime Change 📢 War Propaganda ☪️ Political Islam

The Management of Savagery 93%

Al Qaeda, ISIS, and Trump: three products of the same American national security machine.

by Max Blumenthal 2019

4.29

807 ratings

🏛️ American Empire ↩️ Blowback 🔄 Regime Change 📢 War Propaganda ☪️ Political Islam

Killing Kennedy

by Bill O'Reilly • 2012

He hid a dying body behind the glamour. The defector needed a target. Dallas, November 1963.

4.11

62k+

🏛️ Presidential Biography ☢️ Cold War Politics 🎯 Political Assassination 🚀 Cuban Missile Crisis 👑 American Dynasty

Killing Kennedy 93%

He hid a dying body behind the glamour. The defector needed a target. Dallas, November 1963.

by Bill O'Reilly 2012

4.11

62k+ ratings

🏛️ Presidential Biography ☢️ Cold War Politics 🎯 Political Assassination 🚀 Cuban Missile Crisis 👑 American Dynasty

A New Foreign Policy

by Jeffrey D. Sachs • 2018

The world became multipolar. America didn't notice. Here is the cost and the way out.

3.88

337

🦅 American Exceptionalism 🏛️ Us Foreign Policy 🌐 Multipolarity ☮️ Anti-Interventionism 🎯 Regime Change

A New Foreign Policy 93%

The world became multipolar. America didn't notice. Here is the cost and the way out.

by Jeffrey D. Sachs 2018

3.88

337 ratings

🦅 American Exceptionalism 🏛️ Us Foreign Policy 🌐 Multipolarity ☮️ Anti-Interventionism 🎯 Regime Change

The Way of the Knife

by Mark Mazzetti • 2013

After 9/11, the CIA started killing. The Pentagon started spying. The boundary never returned.

3.85

4k+

📡 Intelligence Agencies 🛸 Drone Warfare 🕵️ Covert Operations 🎯 Counterterrorism 💰 Privatization Of War

The Way of the Knife 93%

After 9/11, the CIA started killing. The Pentagon started spying. The boundary never returned.

by Mark Mazzetti 2013

3.85

4k+ ratings

📡 Intelligence Agencies 🛸 Drone Warfare 🕵️ Covert Operations 🎯 Counterterrorism 💰 Privatization Of War

The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy

by John J. Mearsheimer • 2006

How a single interest group has reshaped U.S. Middle East policy, often against American interests.

4.12

4k+

🌍 Foreign Policy 🤝 Political Lobbying ⚔️ Middle East Conflict 📺 Media Influence 🎓 Realism

The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy Summary

The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy 93%

How a single interest group has reshaped U.S. Middle East policy, often against American interests.

by John J. Mearsheimer 2006

4.12

4k+ ratings

🌍 Foreign Policy 🤝 Political Lobbying ⚔️ Middle East Conflict 📺 Media Influence 🎓 Realism

The Plot to Seize the White House

by Jules Archer • 1973

Wall Street plotted a fascist coup against FDR. The general they recruited was the wrong man.

4.03

974

🏛️ American Politics 🕰️ 1930s America ⚠️ Fascism In America 💼 Corporate Power ⚡ Democracy Under Threat

The Plot to Seize the White House Summary

The Plot to Seize the White House 93%

Wall Street plotted a fascist coup against FDR. The general they recruited was the wrong man.

by Jules Archer 1973

4.03

974 ratings

🏛️ American Politics 🕰️ 1930s America ⚠️ Fascism In America 💼 Corporate Power ⚡ Democracy Under Threat

Bobby Kennedy

by Larry Tye • 2016

McCarthy's protégé became civil rights' champion. How Bobby Kennedy transformed.

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3k+

🏛️ Kennedy Dynasty 🔴 Cold War Politics ✊ Civil Rights Movement 🔄 Political Transformation 🏗️ Organized Labor

Bobby Kennedy 93%

McCarthy's protégé became civil rights' champion. How Bobby Kennedy transformed.

by Larry Tye 2016

4.38

3k+ ratings

🏛️ Kennedy Dynasty 🔴 Cold War Politics ✊ Civil Rights Movement 🔄 Political Transformation 🏗️ Organized Labor

The Billion Dollar Spy

by David E. Hoffman • 2015

A Soviet engineer's note gave the CIA billions in secrets; a single betrayal took it all away.

4.23

16k+

🕵️ Cold War Espionage 🇺🇸 Cia History 📡 Intelligence Tradecraft 🤝 Agent Handling 🪞 Counterintelligence

The Billion Dollar Spy 93%

A Soviet engineer's note gave the CIA billions in secrets; a single betrayal took it all away.

by David E. Hoffman 2015

4.23

16k+ ratings

🕵️ Cold War Espionage 🇺🇸 Cia History 📡 Intelligence Tradecraft 🤝 Agent Handling 🪞 Counterintelligence

The Man Who Ran Washington

by Peter Baker • 2020

Never elected, yet he unified Germany, ended the Cold War, and won the Gulf War.

4.45

3k+

🏛️ Political Biography 🚪 Backroom Politics 🤝 Coalition Building 🌐 Geopolitical Diplomacy 🧊 End Of Cold War

The Man Who Ran Washington 93%

Never elected, yet he unified Germany, ended the Cold War, and won the Gulf War.

by Peter Baker 2020

4.45

3k+ ratings

🏛️ Political Biography 🚪 Backroom Politics 🤝 Coalition Building 🌐 Geopolitical Diplomacy 🧊 End Of Cold War

COUNSELOR

by Theodore C. Sorensen • 2008

Kennedy's speechwriter and closest advisor for eleven years tells what the history books leave out.

4.05

1k+

🏛️ Presidential Biography 📝 Political Memoirs 🕯️ Kennedy Administration 🌐 Cold War Politics ✍️ Political Speechwriting

COUNSELOR 92%

Kennedy's speechwriter and closest advisor for eleven years tells what the history books leave out.

by Theodore C. Sorensen 2008

4.05

1k+ ratings

🏛️ Presidential Biography 📝 Political Memoirs 🕯️ Kennedy Administration 🌐 Cold War Politics ✍️ Political Speechwriting

The Oil Kings

by Andrew Scott Cooper • 2011

Secret U.S. deals armed the Shah and quadrupled oil prices. The world never recovered.

4.10

831

🛢️ Oil Politics 🕌 Middle Eastern History 🤝 Secret Diplomacy 💰 Economic Warfare 🔫 Arms Trade

The Oil Kings 92%

Secret U.S. deals armed the Shah and quadrupled oil prices. The world never recovered.

by Andrew Scott Cooper 2011

4.10

831 ratings

🛢️ Oil Politics 🕌 Middle Eastern History 🤝 Secret Diplomacy 💰 Economic Warfare 🔫 Arms Trade

Den of Spies

by Craig Unger • 2024

The Reagan campaign's secret pact with Iran: keep the hostages captive and win the White House.

3.84

264

🇺🇸 American Political History 🇮🇷 Iran-Us Relations 🗳️ Election Manipulation 🕵️ Covert Operations 🔍 Investigative Journalism

Den of Spies 92%

The Reagan campaign's secret pact with Iran: keep the hostages captive and win the White House.

by Craig Unger 2024

3.84

264 ratings

🇺🇸 American Political History 🇮🇷 Iran-Us Relations 🗳️ Election Manipulation 🕵️ Covert Operations 🔍 Investigative Journalism

War on Peace

by Ronan Farrow • 2018

Before Trump, before forever war, Washington gutted the one tool that could prevent them: diplomacy.

4.14

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📜 Us Foreign Policy 🕊️ American Diplomacy 🛡️ National Security State 🌐 Liberal Internationalism 💬 Soft Power

War on Peace 92%

Before Trump, before forever war, Washington gutted the one tool that could prevent them: diplomacy.

by Ronan Farrow 2018

4.14

9k+ ratings

📜 Us Foreign Policy 🕊️ American Diplomacy 🛡️ National Security State 🌐 Liberal Internationalism 💬 Soft Power

The Shah

by Abbas Milani • 2007

A CIA-backed restoration, a forced march into modernity, and the revolution it made inevitable.

4.23

1k+

🇮🇷 Iranian History 🧊 Cold War History 🛢️ Oil And Geopolitics 👑 Authoritarian Rule 🌐 Foreign Intervention

The Shah 92%

A CIA-backed restoration, a forced march into modernity, and the revolution it made inevitable.

by Abbas Milani 2007

4.23

1k+ ratings

🇮🇷 Iranian History 🧊 Cold War History 🛢️ Oil And Geopolitics 👑 Authoritarian Rule 🌐 Foreign Intervention

The Blood Telegram

by Gary J. Bass • 2013

Nixon needed Pakistan for a secret China opening. When genocide began, he looked away.

4.35

3k+

🌐 Us Foreign Policy 🌏 South Asian History ❄️ Cold War History ⚖️ Genocide Studies ♟️ Realpolitik

The Blood Telegram 92%

Nixon needed Pakistan for a secret China opening. When genocide began, he looked away.

by Gary J. Bass 2013

4.35

3k+ ratings

🌐 Us Foreign Policy 🌏 South Asian History ❄️ Cold War History ⚖️ Genocide Studies ♟️ Realpolitik

The Last Shah

by Ray Takeyh • 2021

Two Pahlavi kings tried to drag Iran into modernity by force. Both died in exile.

3.90

202

🇮🇷 Iranian History 🇺🇸 Us Foreign Policy 🏗️ Top-Down Modernization 🕌 Islamic Revolution 🛢️ Oil Politics

The Last Shah 92%

Two Pahlavi kings tried to drag Iran into modernity by force. Both died in exile.

by Ray Takeyh 2021

3.90

202 ratings

🇮🇷 Iranian History 🇺🇸 Us Foreign Policy 🏗️ Top-Down Modernization 🕌 Islamic Revolution 🛢️ Oil Politics

In My Time

by Dick Cheney • 2011

From Yale dropout to the man who ran Desert Storm and picked himself for vice president.

3.79

3k+

🐘 American Conservatism 🏛️ White House Insider 🌍 Gulf War 🗺️ Post-Cold War Era 🛡️ Defense Policy

In My Time 92%

From Yale dropout to the man who ran Desert Storm and picked himself for vice president.

by Dick Cheney 2011

3.79

3k+ ratings

🐘 American Conservatism 🏛️ White House Insider 🌍 Gulf War 🗺️ Post-Cold War Era 🛡️ Defense Policy

The Crisis of the Old Order 1919-33

by Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr. • 1957

An aristocrat's reluctant turn toward populism, set against the crash of an economic order.

4.19

455

🇺🇸 Presidential Biography 🗽 Interwar America 🌱 Political Origins 🌊 Progressive Era 🏛️ Aristocratic Legacy

The Crisis of the Old Order 1919-33 Summary

The Crisis of the Old Order 1919-33 92%

An aristocrat's reluctant turn toward populism, set against the crash of an economic order.

by Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr. 1957

4.19

455 ratings

🇺🇸 Presidential Biography 🗽 Interwar America 🌱 Political Origins 🌊 Progressive Era 🏛️ Aristocratic Legacy

[(The Coup

by Ervand Abrahamian • 2013

Oil, not communism, drove the 1953 Iran coup. Its buried logic still poisons US-Iran relations.

4.13

748

📜 Iranian History 🕵️ Covert Operations 🛢️ Oil Politics 🌐 Us-Iran Relations 🌍 Imperialism

[(The Coup 92%

Oil, not communism, drove the 1953 Iran coup. Its buried logic still poisons US-Iran relations.

by Ervand Abrahamian 2013

4.13

748 ratings

📜 Iranian History 🕵️ Covert Operations 🛢️ Oil Politics 🌐 Us-Iran Relations 🌍 Imperialism

Power, Terror, Peace, and War

by Walter Russell Mead • 2004

America's soft power will not recover via Hollywood, but via microfinance in Khayelitsa.

3.67

108

🗽 American Foreign Policy 🧭 Grand Strategy 💡 Soft Power 🛡️ Counterterrorism 🕊️ Israel Palestine Peace

Power, Terror, Peace, and War 92%

America's soft power will not recover via Hollywood, but via microfinance in Khayelitsa.

by Walter Russell Mead 2004

3.67

108 ratings

🗽 American Foreign Policy 🧭 Grand Strategy 💡 Soft Power 🛡️ Counterterrorism 🕊️ Israel Palestine Peace

Case Closed

by Gerald Posner • 1993

One mail-order rifle, three shots, and the case against conspiracy in the JFK assassination.

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🔫 Presidential Assassinations ❄️ Cold War America 🔍 Conspiracy Debunking 🕵️ Forensic History 💥 Political Violence

Case Closed 92%

One mail-order rifle, three shots, and the case against conspiracy in the JFK assassination.

by Gerald Posner 1993

4.05

2k+ ratings

🔫 Presidential Assassinations ❄️ Cold War America 🔍 Conspiracy Debunking 🕵️ Forensic History 💥 Political Violence

The Next Decade

by George Friedman • 2011

America stumbled into empire. Holding it requires a playbook its founders would have despised.

3.84

2k+

🗺️ Grand Strategy 🇺🇸 American Foreign Policy 🔮 Geopolitical Forecasting 🎭 Machiavellian Statecraft ⚖️ Balance Of Power

The Next Decade 92%

America stumbled into empire. Holding it requires a playbook its founders would have despised.

by George Friedman 2011

3.84

2k+ ratings

🗺️ Grand Strategy 🇺🇸 American Foreign Policy 🔮 Geopolitical Forecasting 🎭 Machiavellian Statecraft ⚖️ Balance Of Power

The Fish That Ate the Whale

by Rich Cohen • 2012

Penniless at fourteen, he built a banana empire that toppled governments and coined banana republic.

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🍌 Banana Republics 🏛️ Corporate Imperialism 🧳 Immigrant Entrepreneurs 🇺🇸 American Imperialism 💼 Corporate Power

The Fish That Ate the Whale 92%

Penniless at fourteen, he built a banana empire that toppled governments and coined banana republic.

by Rich Cohen 2012

4.11

9k+ ratings

🍌 Banana Republics 🏛️ Corporate Imperialism 🧳 Immigrant Entrepreneurs 🇺🇸 American Imperialism 💼 Corporate Power

by George W. Bush • 2014

A son's Oval Office portrait of his father: loss, war, and the quiet character that held.

4.08

12k+

🏛️ Presidential Biography 📜 Political Memoirs 🧭 Principled Leadership ⚔️ Wartime Leadership 🛡️ Resilience In Adversity

41 92%

A son's Oval Office portrait of his father: loss, war, and the quiet character that held.

by George W. Bush 2014

4.08

12k+ ratings

🏛️ Presidential Biography 📜 Political Memoirs 🧭 Principled Leadership ⚔️ Wartime Leadership 🛡️ Resilience In Adversity

The Yom Kippur War

by 50Minutes • 2016

How a Yom Kippur ambush shattered Israel's myth, drew in superpowers, and led to Camp David.

3.00

⚔️ Arab-Israeli Conflict 🕵️‍♂️ Intelligence Failures 🤝 Cold War Diplomacy ☢️ Nuclear Brinkmanship 🛡️ Military Technology

The Yom Kippur War 92%

How a Yom Kippur ambush shattered Israel's myth, drew in superpowers, and led to Camp David.

by 50Minutes 2016

3.00

3 ratings

⚔️ Arab-Israeli Conflict 🕵️‍♂️ Intelligence Failures 🤝 Cold War Diplomacy ☢️ Nuclear Brinkmanship 🛡️ Military Technology

The Master of Disguise

by Antonio J. Mendez • 1999

How the CIA disguise chief spirited 150 agents out of hostile territory without a single loss.

3.85

3k+

🕵️ Cold War Espionage 🔧 Tradecraft 🚁 Agent Exfiltration 🇺🇸 Cia History 🏛️ Agency Memoirs

The Master of Disguise 92%

How the CIA disguise chief spirited 150 agents out of hostile territory without a single loss.

by Antonio J. Mendez 1999

3.85

3k+ ratings

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How the Pentagon fight over troop numbers toppled Saddam quickly and then lost the peace.

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Cobra II 92%

How the Pentagon fight over troop numbers toppled Saddam quickly and then lost the peace.

by Michael R. Gordon 2006

3.97

2k+ ratings

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Area 51

by Annie Jacobsen • 2011

The UFO at Roswell was real. The bodies were human. The secret was darker than aliens.

3.86

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Area 51 92%

The UFO at Roswell was real. The bodies were human. The secret was darker than aliens.

by Annie Jacobsen 2011

3.86

11k+ ratings

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Robert F. Kennedy in the Stream of History

by Terrence Edward Paupp • 2014

RFK's vision linked civil rights, poverty, and foreign policy into a radical, unfinished challenge.

4.00

🗳️ Political Biography ⚖️ Moral Leadership 💰 Economic Justice ✊ Civil Rights Movement ☮️ Antiwar Activism

Robert F. Kennedy in the Stream of History Summary

Robert F. Kennedy in the Stream of History 92%

RFK's vision linked civil rights, poverty, and foreign policy into a radical, unfinished challenge.

by Terrence Edward Paupp 2014

4.00

1 ratings

🗳️ Political Biography ⚖️ Moral Leadership 💰 Economic Justice ✊ Civil Rights Movement ☮️ Antiwar Activism

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