The War-Peace Establishment [Paperback]

Arthur Herzog III (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 29, 2003

There has come to exist in the United States, as a result of the cold war, a body of specialists accustomed to dealing with issues of war and peace which may be described as a war-peace establishment. It is clear that there are important divisions of viewpoint in the United States, especially among those who have concerned themselves most with it, on the question of what to do about the threat of thermonuclear war. To some, risks must not be run; to others, great risks must be taken; and to still others, we have reached the point of absurdity either way. What gives urgency to the debates, then, is not only the seriousness of the present situation, but also the question of how to avoid the cold wars recurrence. It may be that a cold warless world will require that we reshape a host of notions concerning war, peace, and the future.

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About the Author

Arthur Herzog is an award-winning novelist, non-fiction writer and journalist, renowned for his best-selling novels The Swarm, Orca (both made into popular movies), Make Us Happy, Heat and IQ 83, hailed by the British press as one of the best science fiction works ever written. His non-fiction best sellers include Vesco, which Publishers Weekly hailed as A brilliantly researched storyone of the years remarkable biographies and The Woodchipper Murder. A New Yorker, avid reader, and world traveler, Herzog continues to write fiction and non-fiction books.

Product Details

• Paperback: 286 pages
• Publisher: iUniverse (April 29, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0595277616
• ISBN-13: 978-0595277612
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.1 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,256,475 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars This book Should be Required Reading for Anyone in Politics, July 25, 2004

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This review is from: The War-Peace Establishment (Paperback)

The War-Peace Establishment by Arthur Herzog examines the Cold War in light of its participants--scientists who developed the nuclear weapons, military analysts, defense intellectuals, Sovietologists, grand designers of American policies, and dozens of institutions whose principal occupation is analyzing the Cold War. Herzog probes their positions with careful research and insightful interviews and lays out a mosiac-like pattern of developments in the years 1945 to 1965.The Cold War (1945 to 1990) was essentially a rivalry betwen nations known as the Eastern bloc (Russia and its allies) and the Western bloc (USA and its allies). The struggle or "cold" war was a term introduced by Bernard Baruch to denote a time of tension not leading to a "hot" war or fighting. Herzog devotes the book to the analysts, the deterrers, the realists, and the idealists, to name a few, who comprise the establishment who propose varying startegies that would prevent the use of nuclear weapons. An extremely well written book, The War-Peace Establishment provides great insight into the first decades of the Cold War and what we need now is a sequel by Herzog covering the last years of the Cold War.