The most popular events for the Booknotes - Foreign Affairs & Defense Series http://www.c-spanvideo.org/browse?browse=series&id=6 en-US Copyright 2013, National Cable Satellite Corporation info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Mon, 17 Nov 1997 00:00:00 GMT Tue, 21 May 2013 03:06:28 GMT Booknotes - Foreign Affairs & Defense Ms. Chang talked about her book, [The Rape of Nanking: The Forgotten Holocaust of World War II], published by Basic Books. The book documents the atrocities visited upon the people of Nanking by the Japanese military during the early years of World War II. She describes Nanking as a laboratory in which Japanese soldiers were taught to slaughter unarmed, unresisting civilians, and that they used these tactics later throughout Asia. Ms. Chang argues that the Japanese government should pay reparations and apologize for its army's actions. Some of the graphic photographs in the book were displayed. Ms. Chang is a journalist. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/95452-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/95452-1 Mon, 17 Nov 1997 00:00:00 GMT Mrs. Thatcher discussed her book, [The Downing Street Years], published by Harper Collins, and her ten-year career as prime minister of Great Britain. She described meetings with President Gorbachev of the former Soviet Union, President Reagan, and other experiences during her tenure. She also talked about her husband and described her long political career in the Conservative Party. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/52741-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/52741-1 Mon, 17 Nov 1997 00:00:00 GMT Mr. Montefiore talked about his book, [Stalin: The Court of the Red Tsar], published by Knopf. In the book, the author examines the life and dictatorship of Joseph Stalin, from his rise to power in 1929 to his death in 1953. Stalin's court and government are addressed, as well as his personal tastes, ideas, and philosophies. This is the first of two Booknotes programs covering Montefiore's [Stalin]. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/182346-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/182346-1 Mon, 17 Nov 1997 00:00:00 GMT Mr. Bergen spoke about his book [Holy War, Inc.: Inside the Secret World of Osama bin Laden], published by The Free Press. The book draws on extensive interviews with terrorist leaders, including bin Laden, to describe terrorist operations, aims, and popularity in the Middle East and Asia. It also shows how terrorist organizations are funded and operates much like a modern day corporation. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/167784-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/167784-1 Mon, 17 Nov 1997 00:00:00 GMT Ms. Applebaum talked about her book [Gulag: A History], published by Doubleday. Nearly 30 million prisoners passed through the Soviet Union's labor camps in their more than 60 years of operation. This is the first fully documented history of the gulag, drawn on newly accessible Soviet archives as well as scores of camp memoirs and interviews with survivors to trace the gulag's origins and expansion. It describes how, largely under Stalin's watch, a regulated, centralized system of prison labor-unprecedented in scope-gradually arose out of the chaos of the Russian Revolution. Fueled by waves of arrests, this prison labor came to underpin the Soviet economy. Ms. Applebaum also reflected on why the gulag does not loom as large in the Western imagination as, for instance, the Holocaust. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/175993-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/175993-1 Mon, 17 Nov 1997 00:00:00 GMT Mr. Isaacson discussed his book, [Kissinger: A Biography], which examines the life and times of the former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, who served during the Nixon and Ford administrations. He discussed his research on Mr. Kissinger, and the political philosophy that drives the international diplomat. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/32833-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/32833-1 Mon, 17 Nov 1997 00:00:00 GMT Mr. Gourevitch talked about his book, [We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed with Our Families: Stories from Rwanda], published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. He explained why the Rwandan genocide should not be written off as just another tribal dispute. The "stories" in the subtitle are both the author's, from many visits to the country, and those of people he interviewed. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/115511-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/115511-1 Mon, 17 Nov 1997 00:00:00 GMT Ms. Chua talked about her book [World on Fire: How Exporting Free Market Democracy Breeds Ethnic Hatred and Global Instability], published by Doubleday. While proponents of globalization believe that exporting free markets and democracy to other countries will increase peace and prosperity throughout the developing world Ms. Chua shows that just the opposite has happened. When global markets open, ethnic conflict worsens and politics turns ugly and violent. She gives examples from around the world of how free markets do not spread wealth evenly throughout the whole of developing societies. Instead they produce a new class of extremely wealthy individuals who are almost always members of a minority group such as Chinese in the Philippines, Indians in East Africa, and whites in Latin America. These wealthy minorities then become a target of violent hatred. Adding democracy to this volatile mix unleashes suppressed ethnic hatreds and brings to power ethno-nationalist governments that pursue aggressive policies of confiscation and revenge. Ms. Chua further shows how individual countries are often viewed as dominant minorities, explaining the phenomena of ethnic resentment in the Arab-Israeli conflict and the rising tide of anti-American sentiment around the world. She believes that this more than anything accounts for the visceral hatred of Americans that has been expressed in recent acts of terrorism. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/174375-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/174375-1 Mon, 17 Nov 1997 00:00:00 GMT Former President Richard Nixon discussed his book [Seize the Moment: America's Challenge in a One-Superpower World], published by Simon and Schuster. In his book, he assesses the challenges and opportunities facing the United States since the breakup of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War. Mr. Nixon also shared his thoughts on domestic and foreign policy, and looked back on his own political career. This is the first of a two-part interview with Richard Nixon. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/24604-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/24604-1 Mon, 17 Nov 1997 00:00:00 GMT Mr. Fukuyama discussed his book, [The End of History and the Last Man], in which he contends that the shaping forces of history tend toward liberal democracy, a system in which both free elections and constitutional rights are guaranteed. He also explores the implications of this form of government and questions whether liberty and equality can yield a stable society. Mr. Fukuyama is a former director of the Office of Planning for the U.S. Department of State. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/24282-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/24282-1 Mon, 17 Nov 1997 00:00:00 GMT Mr. Persico talked about his book, [Roosevelt's Secret War: FDR and World War II Espionage], published by Random House. He talked about an overlooked aspect of FDR's wartime leadership: his involvement in intelligence and espionage operations, including the founding of the intelligence service. He details how much President Roosevelt had been told, before the Holocaust, about the coming fate of Europe's Jews and provides his answer to the question: Did the president know in advance about the attack on Pearl Harbor? Mr. Persico also talked about Secretary of State Colin Powell and his national security and military experience. Mr. Persico co-wrote General Powell's autobiography. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/167144-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/167144-1 Mon, 17 Nov 1997 00:00:00 GMT Mr. McCourt talked about his book, [Angela's Ashes], published by Scribner. The book recounts Mr. McCourt's childhood in Brooklyn, New York, and in Limerick, Ireland, where his family returned after giving up hope for success in the United States. His father was an alcoholic who at times spent the majority of his paycheck on alcohol, leaving his family hungry. Mr. McCourt writes about this as well as seeing three siblings die prematurely because of starvation or disease. The author also talked about the gift of storytelling that his father gave him which has resulted in a career spent writing, along with his brother and fellow author, Malachy McCourt. This is Mr. McCourt's first book. Pictures of his family and a video clip were also shown. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/87803-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/87803-1 Mon, 17 Nov 1997 00:00:00 GMT David Hackworth, author of [About Face: The Odyssey of an American Warrior], discusses his experience, success, and eventual disillusionment in the U.S. Army. After rising to the rank of colonel, Mr. Hackworth retired after serving four years in Vietnam, citing his displeasure with the U.S. war effort and denouncing it on national television. Mr. Hackworth also discusses the problems of writing an accurate war story and his current involvement with the anti-nuclear movement. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/7378-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/7378-1 Mon, 17 Nov 1997 00:00:00 GMT Mr. Sides talked about his book [Ghost Soldiers: The Forgotten Epic Story of World War II's Most Dramatic Mission], published by Doubleday. The book tells the story of 121 elite Army Rangers whose mission was to free over 500 U.S. and British POWs who had been held for three years in a Japanese POW camp in the Philippines after surviving the Bataan Death March. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/165360-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/165360-1 Mon, 17 Nov 1997 00:00:00 GMT Mr. Huntington talked about his book, [Who Are We?: The Challenges to America's National Identity], published by Simon and Schuster. In the book, the author examines American cultural identity, cultural rifts, and the impact that other civilizations have on the United States. He addresses the role of culture and civilization in international politics. During this discussion, Mr. Huntington also talked about his life and career, as well as some of his other works. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/181499-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/181499-1 Mon, 17 Nov 1997 00:00:00 GMT Mr. Coram talked about his book [Boyd: The Fighter Pilot Who Changed the Art of War], published by Little, Brown and Company. The late Colonel John Boyd, United States Air Force, began his career as a supremely proficient fighter pilot in the Korean War, after which he went on to develop the concept of energy maneuvering that has been the basis for fighter tactics and designs for 30 years. He proceeded militantly to advocate simpler fighter designs and attracted a group of like-minded civilian and uniformed reformers. After his retirement, he developed strategic concepts based on the velocity of attack. On the personal front, Boyd, the product of a dysfunctional family, generated another, and his abrasive personality led him to have a turbulent career. Film clips were also shown. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/158365-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/158365-1 Mon, 17 Nov 1997 00:00:00 GMT Authors talked about their books on national security and terrorism. James Bamford is the author of [Body of Secrets: Anatomy of the Ultra-Secret National Security Agency] and Jeffrey Richelson is the author of [The Wizards of Langley: Inside the CIA's Directorate of Science and Technology]. This live interview occurred in the wake of terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/166048-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/166048-1 Mon, 17 Nov 1997 00:00:00 GMT Clifford Stoll enthusiastically discussed his discovery and tracking of a West German computer spy who "broke" into his institution's computer network to access other networks throughout the U.S. In [The Cuckoo's Egg: Tracking a Spy Through the Maze of Computer Espionage], Stoll details the story involving Markus Hess, who sold the stolen information from U.S. military networks to the Soviet Union before being caught and eventually indicted. Stoll's animated personality adds to the discussion of his background and views on computer crime. Between yo-yo tricks and sharing a favorite cookie recipe, he tells his experience of giving congressional testimony and of working with federal agents to track the spy. Now an expert in computer security, Stoll has spoken to many government agencies, universities and other organizations on the subject. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/10122-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/10122-1 Mon, 17 Nov 1997 00:00:00 GMT Mr. Oren spoke about his book, [Six Days of War: June 1967 and the Making of the Modern Middle East], published by Oxford University Press. The book discusses the Six Day War between Israel and Palestine, which has been said to have caused the Yom Kippur War, the war in Lebanon, the Camp David Accords, the controversy over Jerusalem and Jewish settlements in the West Bank, the [intifada] and the rise of Palestinian terror. Mr. Oren's book is a comprehensive history of the war, and is the first to study it as both a military struggle and as a turning point in the Cold War. It examines the relationships between Moshe Dayan, Gamal Abdul Nasser, Hafez al-Assad, Yitzhak Rabin, Lyndon Johnson and Alexi Kosygin. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/171882-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/171882-1 Mon, 17 Nov 1997 00:00:00 GMT Ms. Ben Artzi-Pelossof, only granddaughter of assassinated Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, discussed her book, [In the Name of Sorrow and Hope], published by Alfred A. Knopf. She gained international recognition when she read her "last letter" to her grandfather at his funeral. In the book, written when she was only 19, she reminisced about her childhood in Israel, her family, and her grandfather. The book details Prime Minister Rabin's evolution from soldier to Middle East peacemaker. It continues through to the leader's 1995 assassination by a member of the militant Israeli right wing. Ms. Ben Artzi-Pelossof reflected on her experiences as a young Israeli woman. Now a member of the Israeli army, she also talked about extremism in the Middle East, the political climate which resulted in her grandfather's death, and her hopes for peace. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/71312-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/71312-1 Mon, 17 Nov 1997 00:00:00 GMT Mr. Remnick discussed the research behind his book, [Lenin's Tomb: The Last Days of the Soviet Empire], published by Random House. In the book, Mr. Remnick explores the mood and political events in Russia surrounding the end of the Soviet Union in the late 1980s and the early 1990s. Mr. Remnick was a Moscow correspondent for the [Washington Post] between 1988 and 1991. As a reporter he interviewed members of the old Communist Party as well as reformists with intentions on overthrowing the Gorbachev administration. The book is a collection of these interviews as well as personal recollections of a western journalist witnessing historical change in the former Soviet Union. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/46467-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/46467-1 Mon, 17 Nov 1997 00:00:00 GMT Loung Ung talked with Brian Lamb about her experiences living through the Khmer Rouge revolution in Cambodia in 1970. She also talked about the dangers of landmines and advocated for their complete removal from national arsenals. Loung Ung is the author of [First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers], published by Harper Collins. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/155183-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/155183-1 Mon, 17 Nov 1997 00:00:00 GMT http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/182064-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/182064-1 Mon, 17 Nov 1997 00:00:00 GMT Ms. Norman talked about her book [We Band of Angels: The Untold Story of American Nurses Trapped on Bataan by the Japanese], published by Random House. The book relates the stories of Army and Navy nurses that evacuated Manila, Philippines, while under attack by the Japanese and their establishment of a jungle hospital for the numerous casualties. They were eventually captured and imprisoned by the Japanese. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/150982-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/150982-1 Mon, 17 Nov 1997 00:00:00 GMT Ms. Nafisi talked about her book [Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books], published by Random House. Professor Nafisi resigned from her job as a professor of English literature at a university in Tehran due to repressive policies in 1995. For two years before she left Iran in 1997, Ms. Nafisi gathered seven young women at her house every Thursday morning to read and discuss forbidden works of Western literature. They were all former students from diverse backgrounds whom she had taught at the university. They learned to use this forum to speak more freely, not only about the novels they were reading but for debating the social, cultural, and political realities of living under strict Islamic rule. Professor Nafiasi talked about the early days of the revolution, when she first started teaching at the University of Tehran amid protests and demonstrations. Then women were forced to wear the veil at university and eventually separated in class from men as bombs fell outside. In her book Professor Nafisi mixes literary analyses with her observations of the growing oppressive environment of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Her book looks at primarily Western classics through the eyes of women and men living in a very different culture and at the power of literature to illuminate life. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/176400-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/176400-1 Mon, 17 Nov 1997 00:00:00 GMT Mr. Schlosser talked about his book [Reefer Madness: Sex, Drugs, and Cheap Labor in the American Black Market], published by Houghton Mifflin Co. The book reports on America's underground economic activity, which, according to him, constitutes 9 to 10 percent of this country's economy, millions of dollars that "cannot be accounted for." The black market in the U.S. "is where economic activities remain off the books, where they are unrecorded, unreported, and in violation of the law." The book focuses on three major black-market arenas: marijuana, the most widely used illegal drug in the U.S.; migrant workers in California, most of them illegal immigrants; and the pornography industry. It also examines their effect on all of society. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/176507-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/176507-1 Mon, 17 Nov 1997 00:00:00 GMT Mr. Hitchens talked about his book [The Abolition of Britain: From Winston Churchill to Princess Diana], published by Encounter Books. Mr. Hitchens decried what he felt is the loss of Britain's international stature and the decay of British culture. He believes the current generation of citizens is ignorant of Britain's past and that the traditional standards of civility, faith and morality are in rapid decline. Mourning the loss of British reserve, he compared the behaviors exhibited during the funerals of Winston Churchill and Princess Diana. Mr. Hitchens also talked about his brother, writer Christopher Hitchens, as well as the Teletubbies, the Rolling Stones rock band, and the British National Health Service. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/159943-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/159943-1 Mon, 17 Nov 1997 00:00:00 GMT General Schwarzkopf, chief commander of the coalition forces in the Persian Gulf War, discussed his autobiography [It Doesn't Take A Hero], published by Bantam Books. The general talked about his decisions in the Persian Gulf War, as well as other moments in his long military career, including his experiences in Vietnam. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/35014-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/35014-1 Mon, 17 Nov 1997 00:00:00 GMT Mr. Massie talked about his recently published book, [Dreadnought: Britain, Germany and the Coming of the Great War], published by Random House. The book focuses on the naval race and diplomatic discourse between Great Britain and Germany, and how they helped to cause World War One. "Dreadnoughts" were early twentieth century battleships, which were extremely fast and heavily armed, built by these two great naval powers. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/24896-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/24896-1 Mon, 17 Nov 1997 00:00:00 GMT Mr. Theroux talked about his book, [Dark Star Safari: Overland from Cairo to Cape Town], published by Houghton Mifflin Company. Mr. Theroux traveled the length of Africa, meeting the people and revisiting some of the places he first went forty years ago as a Peace Corps worker. He documented the state of African society and the lack of progress on the continent. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/176128-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/176128-1 Mon, 17 Nov 1997 00:00:00 GMT Bernard Lewis talked about his book [What Went Wrong? Western Impact and Middle Eastern Response], published by Oxford University Press. His book examines the anguished reaction of the Islamic world as it tried to understand why things had changed, how Islamic culture had been overtaken, overshadowed, and to an increasing extent dominated by the West. Lewis provides a fascinating portrait of a culture in turmoil. He shows how the Middle East turned its attention to understanding European weaponry and military tactics, commerce and industry, government and diplomacy, education and culture. Lewis highlights the striking differences between the Western and Middle Eastern cultures from the 18th to the 20th centuries through thought-provoking comparisons of such things as Christianity and Islam, music and the arts, the position of women, secularism and the civil society, the clock and the calendar. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/167924-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/167924-1 Mon, 17 Nov 1997 00:00:00 GMT Mr. Bix talked about his book [Hirohito and the Making of Modern Japan], published by HarperCollins. The book describes the enigmatic emperor whose sixty-three-year reign led Japan into the modern world. Mr. Bix talked about the history of Japan before and after Hirohito ascended the throne, saying that he was trained from birth to be emperor and to have divine status. Hirohito's image was that of a reluctant, passive monarch, but with a combination of Japanese imperial tradition and a modern scientific worldview, the young emperor gradually evolved. He aligned himself with the growing ultranationalist movement, perpetuated a cult of religious emperor worship, and resisted attempts to curb his power. Mr. Bix lived for many years in Japan. He explained how he researched the biography there and wrote it. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/165148-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/165148-1 Mon, 17 Nov 1997 00:00:00 GMT Mr. Yergin talked about his book [The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money and Power], published by Touchstone Books, about the history of the oil industry and its influence on world politics and economy. His research for the book included over sixty interviews with leading figures in the oil industry, oral histories, and governmental publications. Mr. Yergin named George Bissell as the father of the oil industry for first conceiving the idea of drilling for oil. Mr. Yergin also speculated on the future of U.S. oil reserves and the oil industry in general. He examined American oil production and consumption and predicted future oil dependence. He also related the Persian Gulf war to the oil power base of the Middle East. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/16032-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/16032-1 Mon, 17 Nov 1997 00:00:00 GMT Mr. Brown talked about his book, [Treason in the Blood], published by Houghton Mifflin, which focuses on the espionage efforts of St. John Philby to injure British interests in the Middle East and his son Kim's efforts to penetrate the British intelligence network while working for Soviet intelligence. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/62205-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/62205-1 Mon, 17 Nov 1997 00:00:00 GMT Mr. Soros talked about his book, [The Bubble of American Supremacy: Correcting the Misuse of American Power], published by Public Affairs. He spoke about economic trends and his advocacy for open societies and decency in world politics. The book was a critical analysis of the Bush administration's "overreaching, militaristic" foreign policy. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/180744-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/180744-1 Mon, 17 Nov 1997 00:00:00 GMT Ms. Power talked about her book, [A Problem From Hell: America and the Age of Genocide], published by Basic Books. The books criticizes the U.S. failure to stop genocide such as occurred in Bosnia and Rwanda and explains the basis of the United States' policy of non-intervention. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/170542-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/170542-1 Mon, 17 Nov 1997 00:00:00 GMT Ms. Eisenhower discussed her book, [Breaking Free: A Memoir of Love and Revolution], published by Farrar, Straus, Giroux. The book is the story of her love affair and eventual marriage to a member of President Gorbachev's inner circle and head of the Soviet civilian space program. These events happened during the breakup of the Soviet Union and the end of Soviet communism. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/67133-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/67133-1 Mon, 17 Nov 1997 00:00:00 GMT Mr. Duiker talked about his book, [Ho Chi Minh: A Life], published by Hyperion. He described the life and career of the Vietnamese revolutionary leader, including his peasant background, education, military service, rise to power and political philosophy. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/160224-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/160224-1 Mon, 17 Nov 1997 00:00:00 GMT The husband-and-wife team of Andrew and Leslie Cockburn discussed their experiences researching their book [Dangerous Liaisons], which details collaboration between Israeli intelligence and the CIA and other U.S. intelligence agencies. They amassed documentation from U.S. and Israeli intelligence sources, Israeli press reports, interviews and Hebrew documents. Their information indicates significant U.S.-Israeli cooperation in covert operations in various parts of the world. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/20968-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/20968-1 Mon, 17 Nov 1997 00:00:00 GMT Mr. Short talked about his book [Mao: A Life], published by Henry and Company. The book is a biography of the late Chinese premier and leader, Mao Tse-Tung. It follows his life from his humble beginnings, through the Chinese civil war, and into the communist era. He also spoke about the research involved and about Chinese culture. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/155775-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/155775-1 Mon, 17 Nov 1997 00:00:00 GMT Mr. O'Brien talked about his new book, [The Long Affair: Thomas Jefferson and the French Revolution, 1785-1800], published by the University of Chicago Press. He talked about Jefferson's strong commitment to democracy at any price as evidenced by his unflinching support of the excesses of the French Revolution and his stance on race relations. He argued that Jefferson was not as reserved and controlled in his defense of liberty as most people who cite his legacy believe. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/75932-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/75932-1 Mon, 17 Nov 1997 00:00:00 GMT Ms. Charen talks about her book [Useful Idiots: How Liberals Got It Wrong in the Cold War and Still Blame America First], published by Regnery Publishing. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/175052-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/175052-1 Mon, 17 Nov 1997 00:00:00 GMT Mr. Clancy and General Franks talked about their new book [Into the Storm: A Study in Command] published by Putnam Publishing Group. The book examines the art of operational war through the eyes of some of America's best commanders. Mr. Clancy and General Franks talked about the process of writing the book and General Franks talked about his military career. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/86425-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/86425-1 Mon, 17 Nov 1997 00:00:00 GMT Ms. LeBard and Mr. Friedman discussed their book, [The Coming War With Japan], which hypothesizes that increasing economic and political conflicts between the U.S. and Japan will lead to conflict, political or military, in the next two generations. As the U.S.-Soviet conflict dominated the global political scene during the previous two generations, the trade battles between the U.S. and Japan will expand into conflict that will dominate the next two. The authors discussed their work at Dickinson College in Pennsylvania where they teach, their experiences and research that went into the book, and related the book's hypothesis to U.S. policy concerning Japan. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/18335-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/18335-1 Mon, 17 Nov 1997 00:00:00 GMT Ms. Malkin discussed her book [Invasion: How America Still Welcomes Terrorists, Criminals and Other Foreign Menaces to Our Shores], published by Regnery Publishing. The book focuses on U.S. immigration policy and asserts that the Immigration and Naturalization Service has a "core culture of corruption." She talked about how misguided policies and overworked or corrupt officials have encouraged abuse of the system. She described her research and interviews with dozens of current and former immigration officials, which shows how the INS, Congress, State Department, big businesses, and ethnic special interests continue to value their profit from criminal aliens over American lives. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/173558-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/173558-1 Mon, 17 Nov 1997 00:00:00 GMT Mr. Bell, author of [The Irish Troubles: A Generation of Violence, 1967-1992], published by St. Martin's Press, described his research for the book. He said he conducted over 10,000 hours of interviews for the nearly 1,000 pages of text in the book, which focuses on the conflict between Protestants and Catholics in Ireland and the United Kingdom. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/42686-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/42686-1 Mon, 17 Nov 1997 00:00:00 GMT Mr. Schom talked about his new book, [Napoleon Bonaparte], published by HarperCollins. He described the failings of Napoleon Bonaparte's campaigns in Egypt and the retreat from Russian, attributing the failures entirely to Napoleon Bonaparte. Mr. Schom also investigated Napoleon Bonaparte's reorganization of the French government, his successful campaigns and his personal life. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/91435-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/91435-1 Mon, 17 Nov 1997 00:00:00 GMT Former President Richard Nixon discussed his book [Seize the Moment: America's Challenge in a One-Superpower World], published by Simon and Schuster. In his book, he assesses the challenges and opportunities facing the United States since the breakup of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War. Mr. Nixon also shared his thoughts on domestic and foreign policy, and looked back on his own political career. This is the second part of a two-part interview with Richard Nixon. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/24737-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/24737-1 Mon, 17 Nov 1997 00:00:00 GMT Mr. Ky talked about his memoir, [Buddha's Child: My Fight to Save Vietnam], published by St. Martin's Press. He also spoke about meeting President Nixon, his experiences as a leader in Vietnam, and his experiences when he came to America as a refugee. As a young pilot, Mr. Ky led South Vietnam's first air strike against the North and became an Air Force commander who was picked to lead his country after numerous coups had left his country's leadership in jeopardy. Mr. Ky served as prime minister of South Vietnam until 1967 and was involved in the Vietnam war after his tenure as prime minister had ended. He left Vietnam in 1975 during the fall of Saigon. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/170207-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/170207-1 Mon, 17 Nov 1997 00:00:00 GMT Stanley Karnow, author of [In Our Image: America's Empire in the Philippines], traces America's colonial experience in the Philippines. Beginning with the U.S. victory over the Spanish at Manila in 1898, Karnow discusses the process of "Americanization" and the impact of U.S. policies on the Philippines. Significant events such as the influence of General Douglas MacArthur, the rise and reign of President Marcos, and the revolution that brought President Corazon Aquino to power are examined. Mr. Karnow concludes by predicting what will happen to the Philippines in the next 10-20 years. Mr. Karnow also talked about his 1983 book, [Vietnam: A History]. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/7773-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/7773-1 Mon, 17 Nov 1997 00:00:00 GMT