Jefferson's War: America's First War on Terror 1801-1805 杰斐逊战争:美国的第一次反恐战争1801-1805
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作者Joseph Wheelan 著
出版社PublicAffairs
ISBN9780786714049
出版时间2004
装帧平装
开本大32开
纸张轻型纸
页数454页
货号I5
上书时间2022-05-22
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内容简介:
AuthorJosephWheelanhasmarvelouslycapturedthestoryofAmerica'swaragainsttheBarbarypirates,ourfirstwaragainstterrorandthenationsthatsupportedit.Twocenturiesago,withoutcongressionalorpublicdebate,theostensiblypacifistPresidentThomasJeffersonlaunchedAmerica'sfirstwaronforeignsoil.TheBarbarypirates,aMuslimenemyfromTripoli,attackedEuropeanandAmericanmerchantshippingwithimpunity.Withtellingillustrations,Jefferson'sWartracestheeventssurroundingtheevolutionofthethirdpresident'sresolutebeliefthatpeacewiththeBarbaryStates,andrespectfromEurope,couldbeachievedonlythroughthe"mediumofwar."JeffersonorderedtheU.S.NavytoTripoliin1801torepel"forcewithforce."TheBarbaryWarwasalsoaprovinggroundforsuchyoungofficersasWilliamBainbridge,StephenDecatur,IsaacHull,andDavidPorterkeyplayersintheimpendingWarof1812againstGreatBritain.Readerswhoenjoymilitaryandnavalhistory,presidentialbiographiesandaccountsoftheearlyAmericanrepublic,willfindthatJosephWheelan'sspiritednarrativeofJefferson'swarprovidesanimportantnewperspectiveonAmerica'sstruggleswithterrorthenandnow.
作者简介:
JosephWheelan,agraduateoftheUniversityofWyomingandUniversityofColorado?Denver,wasfor26yearsaneditorandreporterfortheAssociatedPressandtheCasper(Wyo.)Star-Tribune.HeandhiswifePatliveinCary,NorthCarolina.HisnextbookwillbeJefferson’sTrial,onthetreasontrialofAaronBurr.
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