Colodny, Len. <br/><br/>
The forty years war :  the rise and fall of the neocons, from Nixon to Obama / 
 40 years war 
Len Colodny and Tom Shachtman. 
 - 1st ed. 
 - New York :  Harper,  c2009. 
 - xiv, 489 p. :  ill. ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. [437]-467) and index. 
<br/><br/>BOOK ONE: OPPOSING NIXON. 1. THE ROAD TO CHINA. Nixon's foreign policy dreams -- The anti-Nixon -- Sending signals -- Young men in a hurry -- "Actual or feigned" -- Cambodia and Echo -- Crises expose fissures -- Approaching the zenith -- 2. UNDERMINING THE PRESIDENCY. Making allies into enemies -- A federal offense of the highest order -- Three out of three, Mr. President -- A meeting of mind-sets -- Actions and reactions -- 3. THE HAIG ADMINISTRATION. Three quick strikes -- Nullifying Nixon -- Protecting the flanks -- Endgame -- BOOK TWO: THE TRIUMPH OF THE NEOCONS. 4. THE POST-NIXON YEARS. A short honeymoon -- Yielding to the right -- Primary battles -- The Carter interregnum -- 5. THE REAGAN EVOLUTION. Fits and starts -- The high tide of anti-communism, and after -- Not going to Baghdad -- The post-Cold War dilemma -- 6. FULL POWER.  Neocons versus Clinton -- From candidate to Bush -- The neocon hour of triumph -- The Cheney regency -- Losing power -- Foreign affairs and the 2008 election. 
<br/><br/> An exposâe of the neo-conservative movement throughout the past four decades documents its role in undermining the Nixon administration, supporting Reagan, and promoting the war in Iraq, in a report that draws on declassified documents and other official sources. 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2010513617 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Corporate Names: </label><br/>USA--Regierung
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Chronological Terms: </label><br/>Geschichte 1970-2009 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Conservatism--History--United States--20th century.<br/>Conservatism--History--United States--21st century.<br/>Conservadurismo--Historia--Estados Unidos--siglo 20.<br/>Conservadurismo--Historia--Estados Unidos--siglo 21<br/>Conservatism--History.--United States<br/>Konservativismus
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>United States--Politics and government--1945-1989.<br/>United States--Politics and government--1989-<br/>Estados Unidos--Política y gobierno--1945-1989.<br/>Estados Unidos--Política y gobierno--1989-<br/>United States--Politics and government.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>JC 573.2  / C718f 2009 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>320.52