IN 1991 THE UNITED STATES trounced the Iraqi army in battle only to stumble blindly into postwar turmoil. Then in 2003 the United States did it again. How could this happen? How could the strongest power in modern history fight two wars against the same opponent in just over a decade, win lightning victories both times, and yet still be woefully unprepared for the aftermath?Because Americans always forget the political aspects of war. Time and again, argues Gideon ...

When you're a teenager, life is usually simple and carefree. You could never imagine the evil that lurks in the shadows, waiting for a chance to steal your innocence.However, for Willow, that evil becomes a stark reality when she's abducted while walking home one night after spending the day with her best friends.For fifteen long years, Willow finds herself in the clutches of a sinister cult, her life dictated by the whims of those who seek to control and m...

I’ll die before I call him daddy…Within hours of reaching Chicago, I’m taken.Strung up in front of the most dangerous man in Chicago.Spartak Volkov expects me to cower to him and give up my family.He wants my submission.He wants me to betray the people I love.He wants to use me to end the war.None of that scares me, though.It’s the sick desire in his eyes when he looks at me.The way he calls me baby girl.

In the aftermath of the terrorist attack on September 11, one question has been on everyone's mind: "How did this happen?" This book seeks to answer this question in all its critical aspects--the motives and actions of the terrorists, the status of the U.S. military, the context of the Middle East, bioterrorism, airport security, diplomatic pressures--and to provide readers with perspective, information, and sound interpretation. The editors of Foreign Affairs have brought together noted e...