{"title":"Eliot Cohen","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"military-misfortunes-book-eliot-cohen-9780679732969","title":"Military Misfortunes","description":null,"brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49540906189073,"sku":"GOR003746151","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":50173974315281,"sku":"GOR005492715","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50711212228881,"sku":"CIN0679732969G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":51461401903377,"sku":"CIN0679732969VG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0679732969.jpg?v=1750743579"},{"product_id":"hollow-crown-book-eliot-cohen-9781541644861","title":"The Hollow Crown","description":"William Shakespeare understood power: what it is, how it works, how it is gained, and how it is lost.   In The Hollow Crown, Eliot A. Cohen reveals how the battling princes of Henry IV and scheming senators of Julius Caesar can teach us to better understand power and politics today. The White House, after all, is a court-with intrigue and conflict rivalling those on the Globe's stage-as is an army, a business, or a university. And each court is full of driven characters, in all their ambition, cruelty, and humanity. Henry V's inspiring speeches reframe John F. Kennedy's appeal, Richard III's wantonness illuminates Vladimir Putin's brutality, and The Tempest's grace offers a window into the presidency of George Washington.   An original and incisive perspective, The Hollow Crown shows how Shakespeare's works transform our understanding of the leaders who, for good or ill, make and rule our world.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ GARDNERS","offer_id":49753088327953,"sku":"NGR9781541644861","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50235265614097,"sku":"CIN1541644867VG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":50988486787345,"sku":"NIN9781541644861","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":52106459775249,"sku":"CIN1541644867G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":52946405228817,"sku":"GOR014663467","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1541644867.jpg?v=1751423306"},{"product_id":"commandos-and-politicians-elite-military-units-in-modern-democracies-harvard-stu-book-cohen-eliot-a-9780876740422","title":"Commandos and politicians: Elite military units in modern democracies (Harvard studies in international affairs)","description":"\u003cp\u003eTired of the lies and intrigues of the south, Llorc returns to his northern homeland. He finds a country ravaged by plague and beset by strife.\u003cbr\u003e For a fearsome berserker known as the Reiver has seized the Iron Crown and the Eight Clans stand poised on the brink of civil war.\u003cbr\u003e Llorc must guide a group of refugees through an increasingly hostile land, where ancient legends come to life and the old ways challenge the new.\u003cbr\u003e He may even have to face the gods themselves to save his people \u003cbr\u003e Stirring Sword and Sorcery in the vein of Robert E Howard \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Great books  One of the better Conan-not-Conan series. Poyton does a much better job of nailing the Howardian vibe than most who have tried. \u003cem\u003eDeuce Richardson\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Great, pulpy, sword and sorcery fun in the vein of Robert Howard or Fritz Leiber. Looking forward to the next in the series. \u003cbr\u003e Really enjoyed this, it's a good old fashioned sword and sorcery tale.\u003cbr\u003e Plenty of adventure, battle and political intrigue to keep the pace going from start to end. Very enjoyable.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cem\u003e - Amazon reviews, Wolf in Shadows\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":49917513040145,"sku":"CIN0876740425G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":52599430906129,"sku":"GOR014557406","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0876740425.jpg?v=1750884306"},{"product_id":"conquered-into-liberty-book-eliot-a-cohen-9781451624113","title":"Conquered into Liberty","description":"\u003cb\u003eA brilliant history of our least-known wars on our most-ignored frontier--our northern border with Canada (\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eR\u003c\/b\u003eedirecting our attention from the Civil War to the real conflict that consolidated the United States, Cohen describes how five groups-- the British, French, Americans, Canadians, and Indians--fought over the key to the North American continent: the corridor running from Albany to Montreal, known to Native Americans as the Great Warpath. He explores how a distinctly American approach to war developed along these 200 miles, reintroducing characters we thought we knew--an admirable Benedict Arnold, a traitorous Ethan Allen, and a devious George Washington. A gripping read grounded in serious scholarship, \u003ci\u003eConquered into Liberty \u003c\/i\u003ewill enchant readers for decades to come.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50033182114065,"sku":"CIN1451624115G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50384270491921,"sku":"CIN1451624115VG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":51027574391057,"sku":"NIN9781451624113","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1451624115.jpg?v=1751273575"},{"product_id":"big-stick-book-eliot-cohen-9780465044726","title":"The Big Stick","description":"Speak softly and carry a big stick\" Theodore Roosevelt famously said in 1901, when the United States was emerging as a great power. It was the right sentiment, perhaps, in an age of imperial rivalry but today many Americans doubt the utility of their global military presence, thinking it outdated, unnecessary or even dangerous. In  The Big Stick , Eliot A. Cohen,a scholar and practitioner of international relations,disagrees. He argues that hard power remains essential for American foreign policy. While acknowledging that the US must be careful about why, when, and how it uses force, he insists that its international role is as critical as ever, and armed force is vital to that role. Cohen explains that American leaders must learn to use hard power in new ways and for new circumstances. The rise of a well-armed China, Russia's conquest of Crimea and eastern Ukraine, nuclear threats from North Korea and Iran, and the spread of radical Islamist movements like ISIS are some of the key threats to global peace. If the United States relinquishes its position as a strong but prudent military power, and fails to accept its role as the guardian of a stable world order we run the risk of unleashing disorder, violence and tyranny on a scale not seen since the 1930s. The US is still, as Madeleine Albright once dubbed it,  the indispensable nation.\"","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50303779701009,"sku":"CIN0465044727G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":50702332395793,"sku":"GOR010298944","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50954961387793,"sku":"CIN0465044727VG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":51524277305617,"sku":"GOR009129705","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ WELL_READ \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":53390172094737,"sku":"GOR014894358","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0465044727.jpg?v=1751450599"},{"product_id":"my-greatest-day-in-baseball-book-eliot-cohen-9780671704407","title":"My Greatest Day in Baseball","description":null,"brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50356712177937,"sku":"CIN0671704400G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0671704400.jpg?v=1750700734"},{"product_id":"strategist-book-eliot-cohen-9780691269443","title":"The Strategist","description":"An authoritative introduction to strategy—its enduring essentials, its inherent challenges, and the ways it will change in the twenty-first century  We live in a world in which America’s previous dominance has disappeared, violent states seek to remake the global order, and war itself has taken new forms. The Strategist is the definitive guide to the use of military means to achieve political ends. In this incisive book, Eliot Cohen addresses the deceptively straightforward questions at the heart of strategy, the reasons why strategists often choose badly, and the ways in which strategy, inevitably imperfect, can be improved.  Who is the enemy? What are our means? What is the sequence in which we should act? Why do we believe we will succeed? These are some of the seemingly elementary questions all strategists must answer, and success or failure rests on choices that may also seem simple, such as selecting campaigns and deciding when to launch a war and when to stop it. Yet devising effective strategy, while achievable, is extremely difficult. Cohen draws on illuminating examples from history as well as his own experience as a strategic adviser to government to explain why. He demonstrates how to mitigate these limitations through habits of thought and qualities of character that enable a strategist to make the best possible decisions under conditions of profound uncertainty.  We wish to be done with war, but unfortunately war is not done with us. At a time of radical change in geopolitics and military technology, The Strategist sheds light on the perils before us, and ways to cope with them.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"- \/ - \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":52953482559761,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ GARDNERS","offer_id":52953482723601,"sku":"NGR9780691269443","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9780691269443.jpg?v=1777024934"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/collections\/author-books-by-eliot-cohen.oembed","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}