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Messerschmitt Me 309 Development & Politics: Calum E. Douglas, Dan Sharp Messerschmitt Me 309 Development & Politics
Calum E. Douglas, Dan Sharp
R1,073 R851 Discovery Miles 8 510 Save R222 (21%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days
The Eisenhower Presidency - Lessons for the Twenty-First Century (Hardcover): Andrew J. Polsky The Eisenhower Presidency - Lessons for the Twenty-First Century (Hardcover)
Andrew J. Polsky; Foreword by Jonathan Fanton, Dan Sharp; Contributions by Meena Bose, Kenneth E Collier, …
R2,833 Discovery Miles 28 330 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

We are in the midst of a Dwight Eisenhower revival. Today pundits often look to Eisenhower as a model of how a president can govern across party lines and protect American interests globally without resorting too quickly to the use of force. Yet this mix of nostalgia and frustration with the current polarized state of American politics may mislead us. Eisenhower's presidency has much to teach us today about how a president might avert crises and showdowns at home or abroad. But he governed under conditions so strikingly different from those a chief executive faces in the early 21st century that we need to question how much of his style could work in our own era. The chapters in this volume address the lessons we can draw from the Eisenhower experience for presidential leadership today. Although most of the authors find much to admire in the Eisenhower record, they express varying opinions on how applicable his approach would be for our own time. On one side, they appreciate his limited faith in the power of his words to move public opinion and his reluctance to turn to the use of force to solve international problems. On the other side, it was plain that Ike's exercise of "hidden-hand" leadership (in Fred Greenstein's evocative term) would not be possible in the modern media environment that makes Washington a giant fishbowl and instant revelation an acceptable norm. Both Eisenhower admirers and skeptics (and many of the authors are both) will find much in these essays to reinforce their preconceptions-and much that is unsettling. Eisenhower emerges as an effective but flawed leader. He was in many ways the right man for his time, but limited because he was also a man of his time.

The Eisenhower Presidency - Lessons for the Twenty-First Century (Paperback): Andrew J. Polsky The Eisenhower Presidency - Lessons for the Twenty-First Century (Paperback)
Andrew J. Polsky; Foreword by Jonathan Fanton, Dan Sharp; Contributions by Meena Bose, Kenneth E Collier, …
R1,377 Discovery Miles 13 770 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

We are in the midst of a Dwight Eisenhower revival. Today pundits often look to Eisenhower as a model of how a president can govern across party lines and protect American interests globally without resorting too quickly to the use of force. Yet this mix of nostalgia and frustration with the current polarized state of American politics may mislead us. Eisenhower's presidency has much to teach us today about how a president might avert crises and showdowns at home or abroad. But he governed under conditions so strikingly different from those a chief executive faces in the early 21st century that we need to question how much of his style could work in our own era. The chapters in this volume address the lessons we might draw from the Eisenhower experience for presidential leadership today. Although most of the authors find much to admire in the Eisenhower record, they express varying opinions on how applicable his approach would be for our own time. On one side, they appreciate his limited faith in the power of his words to move public opinion and his reluctance to turn to the use of force to solve international problems. On the other side, it was plain that Ike's exercise of "hidden-hand" leadership (in Fred Greenstein's evocative term) would not be possible in the modern media environment that makes Washington a giant fishbowl and instant revelation an acceptable norm. Both Eisenhower admirers and skeptics (and many of the authors are both) will find much in these essays to reinforce their preconceptions - and much that is unsettling. Eisenhower emerges as an effective but flawed leader. He was in many ways the right man for his time, but limited because he was also a man of his time.

Messerschmitt Me 262: Development and Politics (Hardcover): Dan Sharp Messerschmitt Me 262: Development and Politics (Hardcover)
Dan Sharp
R1,145 R923 Discovery Miles 9 230 Save R222 (19%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days
D-Day Overlord - The Great Invasion and the Battle for Normandy (Book): Dan Sharp D-Day Overlord - The Great Invasion and the Battle for Normandy (Book)
Dan Sharp
R281 Discovery Miles 2 810 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Secret Projects of the Luftwaffe: - Blohm & Voss BV 155 (Paperback): Dan Sharp Secret Projects of the Luftwaffe: - Blohm & Voss BV 155 (Paperback)
Dan Sharp
R410 R304 Discovery Miles 3 040 Save R106 (26%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days
Eagles of the Luftwaffe: Focke-Wulf Fw 190 A, F and G (Paperback): Dan Sharp Eagles of the Luftwaffe: Focke-Wulf Fw 190 A, F and G (Paperback)
Dan Sharp 1
R428 R356 Discovery Miles 3 560 Save R72 (17%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days
Secret Projects of the Luftwaffe: - Heinkel HE 162 (Paperback): Dan Sharp Secret Projects of the Luftwaffe: - Heinkel HE 162 (Paperback)
Dan Sharp
R414 R309 Discovery Miles 3 090 Save R105 (25%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days
Cold War Interceptor (Hardcover): Dan Sharp Cold War Interceptor (Hardcover)
Dan Sharp 1
R840 R678 Discovery Miles 6 780 Save R162 (19%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days
Spitfires Over Berlin (Hardcover): Dan Sharp Spitfires Over Berlin (Hardcover)
Dan Sharp 1
R769 R624 Discovery Miles 6 240 Save R145 (19%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days
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