Ernest R. May
Ernest Richard May was an American historian of international relations whose 14 published books include analyses of American involvement in World War I and the causes of the fall of France during World War II. His 1997 book The Kennedy Tapes: Inside the White House During the Cuban Missile Crisis became the primary sources of the 2000 film Thirteen Days that viewed the crisis from the perspective of American political leaders. He served on the 9/11 Commission and highlighted the failures of the government intelligence agencies. May taught full time on the faculty of Harvard University for 55 years, until his death.
20 Books Written
The Kennedy Tapes: Inside the White House during the Cuban Missile Crisis
by Ernest R. May
Rating: 4.3 ⭐
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The closest most of us will ever come to being inside the Oval Office at a moment of crisis. For sheer drama, this work of history may never be duplicated. The events of the Cuban Missile Crisis unfold in the actual words of President John F. Kennedy and his top advisers. Now available in a new, concise edition, this book retains its gripping sense of history in the making."[A] splendid achievement, as powerful and exciting a book as one is likely to read this year...."―Barry Gewen, New York Times Book Review "Gripping history."―Richard J. Tofel, Wall Street Journal "[M]esmerizing. I was utterly fascinated....the best, fullest account of crisis yet and will remain so for decades to come."―Stephen E. Ambrose "[A]s close as most people will ever get to being a fly on the wall during the discussions of leaders."― Los Angeles Times Sunday Book Review , James G. Blight 20 photographs
Strange Victory is a riveting book about France and Germany in the years leading up to World War II. Why did Hitler turn against France in the Spring of 1940 and not before? And why were his poor judgement and inadequate intelligence about the Allies nonetheless correct? Why didn't France take the offensive earlier, when it might have led to victory? What explains France's failure to detect and respond to Germany's attack plan?Skillfully weaving together decisions of the high commands with the confused responses from exhausted and ill-informed, or ill-advised, officers in the field, the distinguished diplomatic historian Ernest R. May offers many new insights into the tragic paradoxes of the battle for France.
"Lessons" of the Past: The Use and Misuse of History in American Foreign Policy
by Ernest R. May
Rating: 3.9 ⭐
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A reinterpretation of the genesis of the Monroe Doctrine which provides a study of the relationship between policymakers to political structure. May shows how domestic politics, especially the upcoming 1824 presidential election, dictated the content and meaning of the Monroe Doctrine.
With superb scholarship, Prof. May describes in detail America's involvement in World War I. By surveying American and Allied and German policies, by extensive use of little-used documents and recently opened German archives, the author shows how the United States was forced out of isolation and neutrality. Here is the fullest analysis yet published of the reasons for Wilson's policy decisions. The end of American isolation was clearly a product of tragedy. Most of the protagonists--Grey, Bethmann-Hollweg, Wilson--wanted to keep the United States in semi-isolation. But each was also concerned with public opinion and domestic politics in hsi own country. Decision by decision, these leaders were impelled in directions they resisted, The result was that Europe unwillingly pulled America out of isolation, and America reluctantly went to war.
The second book in a spooky new series for only the bravest of readers--perfect for fans of The Spiderwick Chronicles!After their adventures in Transylvania, Anna and Max just want to stay out of trouble. But trouble has other plans...The Professor takes them to the foggy fields of England, where a new mystery is already a small boy has vanished near a strange and mysterious river, lost without a trace. Armed with her magical white knife, Anna is convinced that another monster is behind the boy's disappearance. But when the sinister secret of the river is finally revealed, will she and Max be able to save the missing boy--and themselves?A deliciously scary modern Brothers Grimm tale, The Troll Heart will keep readers turning pages long after things start to go bump in the night.
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The Presidential Recordings: John F. Kennedy: Volumes 1-3, The Great Crises
by Ernest R. May
Rating: 4.5 ⭐
The most remarkable window that Americans have ever had into how their country is governed. These volumes provide a unique glimpse into the real workings of the Kennedy White House, presenting perhaps the most reliable record of the Kennedy presidency ever published. In the summer of 1962, President John F. Kennedy installed a secret taping system in the White House. His aim was to record meetings and conversations he considered important, probably intending to use them when he wrote the memoir of his years in office, a book he never had the chance to write. The tapes are now being authoritatively transcribed, and those for the period from the installation of the tape system through October 28, 1962 (the end of the Cuban missile crisis), are presented here in their entirety. Texts with CD-ROM
This book is in a series titled: New Perspectives in American History, Donald B. Cole, EditorOther's in the series: The Road to Independence 1763-1776 by Benjamin W. LabareeThe Origins of the Constitution, 1776-1789 by Francis L. BroderickGovernment Through Opposition: Party Politics in the 1790's by Frederick S. Allis, Jr.The Hero and the People: The Meaning of Jacksonian Democracy by Richard H. BrownThe Union Divides: Politics and Slavery, 1850-1861 by Henry F. BedfordThe Progressive Movement: Traditional Reform by Albert C. Ganley The New Deal: Interpretations by Wallace E. Davies The Cold War: From Yalta to Cuba by Robin W. Winks
American Cold War Strategy and Muller v. Oregon and Our Hearts Fell to: the Ground and The Era of Franklin D. Roosevelt and Brown v. Board of Education
by Ernest R. May
Rating: 3.0 ⭐
Careers for humanists
by Ernest R. May
American Cold War Strategy and Brown v. Board of Education: A Brief History with Documents
by Ernest R. May
America Cold War Strategy & Scopes Trail
by Ernest R. May
Book by May, Ernest R., Moran, Jeffrey P.
