Victor Davis Hanson Bücher

A definitive account of World War II by America's preeminent military historian

The origins of Western warfare can be traced back to classical Greece, particularly on the battlefields of Marathon, Delion, and Koroneia, where the Greeks developed a brutal and decisive form of combat involving armed men of all ages. This study presents a fresh interpretation of Greek warfare, arguing that the same principles that shaped democracy—immediate resolution of conflict—also contributed to the horrific nature of hoplite phalanx battles. The narrative draws from a wide range of sources, including Greek poetry, drama, and historical records, to depict the mechanics of classical warfare. Focusing on the infantryman's perspective, it delves into the brutal realities of spear-thrusting and shield-pushing, the challenges of fighting in bronze armor, and the psychological turmoil of mass panic. It examines the physical condition, age, and morale of soldiers and their commanders, as well as their weapons and capabilities. Additionally, it explores the social and political dimensions of the soldier's experience, illustrating how the intense and brutal nature of infantry battles profoundly impacted their relationships with family, community, and country. This account raises new questions and challenges existing assumptions about the fundamental reasons for war.

The New York Times bestselling author of The Case for Trump explains the decline and fall of the once cherished idea of American citizenship.

Part history, part political analysis and part memoir, Mexifornia is an intensely personal work by one of our most important writers. Hanson is perhaps best known for his military histories and especially his social commentary about America and its response to terror after 9/11, but he is also a fifth-generation Californian who runs a family farm in the Central Valley and has written eloquent elegies on the decline of the small farm, Fields Without Dreams and The Land Was Everything. Like those books, Mexifornia ponders what has changed in California over the last quarter-century. This time, Hanson's concern is how the state, the Southwest more broadly, and indeed the entire nation have been altered by America's hemorrhaging borders, and how our disordered immigration policies are perhaps most harmful to the Mexican immigrants who come seeking a better life.

An instant New York Times bestseller: From an award-winning historian and regular Fox contributor, the true story of how Donald Trump has become one of the most successful presidents in history -- and why America needs him now more than ever

"A colorful history of the Peloponnesian War and its dramatic repercussions on the history of ancient Greece brings to life the events of the conflict, its impact on the great city-states of Athens and Sparta, and the personalities involved, including Pericles, Alcibiades, Sophocles, Thucydides, and others"--www.abebooks.com

Why America needed--and needs--President Donald J. Trump

Through depictions of historic battles, the author exposes the connection between the West's superiority on the battlefield and its rise to world dominance, including controversial arguments ignited by the recent words of various historians