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new releases

Kimberley I. Magowan ’85

How Far I’ve Come

The fifty-seven short stories in this collection are not linked, but certain themes persist: messy love affairs, troubled teenagers, office romances gone sour, dysfunctional friendships, death and grieving, families undergoing systemic meltdowns, and families being sutured together in the wake. Characters learn (and re-learn) the awkward and unwieldy process of how to take care of both others and themselves. “How far I’ve come,” a phrase borrowed from the penultimate story, is a nod to the wobbly trajectories a number of the characters take.

William C. Hammond ’66

No Sacrifice Too Great

The sixth volume in the awardwinning series profiling the American perspective in the Age of Sail, No Sacrifice Too Great chronicles the swashbuckling adventures of the Cutler family as the United States takes on Great Britain in the War of 1812. Richard Cutler and his two sons, William and James, serve in the U.S. Navy, weak in number of ships but strong in experience and fighting spirit. Battles in which the family participates include high-seas drama between the USS Constitution and HMS Guerriere, fleet engagements on Lake Erie and Lake Champlain, the siege of Baltimore, and the epic Battle of New Orleans.

Elbridge A. Colby ’98

The Strategy of Denial: American Defense in an Age of Great Power Conflict

Elbridge A. Colby, the lead architect of the 2018 national defense strategy — the most significant revision of U.S. defense strategy in a generation — lays out how America’s defense must change to address China’s growing power and ambition. Based firmly in the realist tradition but deeply engaged in current policy, this book offers a clear framework for what America’s goals in confronting China must be, how its military strategy must change, and how it must prioritize these goals over its lesser interests. It outlines a rigorous but practical approach, showing how the United States can prepare to win a war with China that we cannot afford to lose — precisely in order to deter that war from happening.

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