The result is a provocative, highly readable account of the ways in which republic and empire have coexisted in American history as two faces of the same coin. This approach enables them to describe great events in concrete terms and to illuminate critical connections between often-forgotten imperial conflicts, such as the Seven Years’ War and the Mexican-American War, and better-known events such as the War of Independence and the Civil War. Grant, Douglas MacArthur, and Colin Powell. Anderson and Cayton bring their sweeping narrative to life by structuring it around the lives of eight men-Samuel de Champlain, William Penn, George Washington, Andrew Jackson, Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna, Ulysses S. In The Dominion of War, historians Fred Anderson and Andrew Cayton boldly reinterpret the development of the United States, arguing instead that war has played a leading role in shaping North America from the sixteenth century to the present. Wars in this story are understood both as necessary to defend those values and as exceptions to the rule of peaceful progress. Martin, Josepha Sherman, Susan Shwartz, Dayton Ward and Howard Weinstein.Īmericans often think of their nation’s history as a movement toward ever-greater democracy, equality, and freedom. Featured authors include Greg Cox, Peter David, Kevin Dilmore, Michael Jan Friedman, Dave Galanter, Robert Greenberger, Heather Jarman, Jeffrey Lang, David Mack, Andy Mangels, Michael A. Now top Star Trek authors present twelve new stories of those whose courage helped to win the war, among them Captain Picard from Star Trek: The Next Generation and Captain Calhoun from Star Trek: New Frontier. It took countless lives and numerous acts of heroism and sacrifice on the part of many people - human and Klingon, Bajoran and Romulan yes, and Cardassian too - to save the day and neutralize the threat of the Dominion.
Against a background of conflict and chaos, alliances were made and broken, ideals compromised for the sake of survival, fortunes shifted and lives irrevocably shattered as the series explored the impact of war on combatant and civilian alike. The Dominion War - as seen in seasons 5,6 and 7 of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - introduced a major story arc to the Star Trek universe and brought the Federation closer than it had ever been to total annihilation.
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