Reviews
Schoonover's brief, provocative interpretation of US foreign relations based on 40 years of research will challenge all who read it.... Essential., "Schoonover's sobering and thought-provoking study shows why and how the American hunger for wealth, material, labor, markets, and attempts at empire building was sparked by the Spanish-American War of 1898 and continues unabated to this day." -- Military Heritage, "His concise history of the U.S.'s early imperial maneuvering is scarcely comforting and should play a role in ongoing debates about current actions." -- Publishers Weekly, "In this provocative synthesis, Schoonover offers a searing indictment of U.S. foreign policy and informal empire.... Will almost certainly generate debate among scholars; it also merits the attention of anyone with a serious interest in U.S. history." -- American Historical Review, In this provocative synthesis, Schoonover offers a searing indictment of U.S. foreign policy and informal empire.... Will almost certainly generate debate among scholars; it also merits the attention of anyone with a serious interest in U.S. history., Schoonover's study is a welcome addition to the scholarship on the role of Latin America in World War II. Hitler's Man in Havana is also an exciting tale that should be of interest to fans of espionage novels., During a time when Americans speak all too glibly about their 'empire,' it is necessary to understand where they took the fork in the road to that 'empire,' how their last 'empire' turned out (that is, badly), and how we should think about American empires. Schoonover does all this masterfully, succinctly, and in a broad historical context that is as instructive as it is imaginative., "In this provocative synthesis, Schoonover offers a searing indictment of U.S. foreign policy and informal empire.... Will almost certainly generate debate among scholars; it also merits the attention of anyone with a serious interest in U.S. history.-- American Historical Review" -- American Historical Review, "During a time when Americans speak all too glibly about their 'empire,' it is necessary to understand where they took the fork in the road to that 'empire,' how their last 'empire' turned out (that is, badly), and how we should think about American empires. Schoonover does all this masterfully, succinctly, and in a broad historical context that is as instructive as it is imaginative." -- Walter F. LaFeber, from the Foreword, Schoonover's sobering and thought-provoking study shows why and how the American hunger for wealth, material, labor, markets, and attempts at empire building was sparked by the Spanish-American War of 1898 and continues unabated to this day., His concise history of the U.S.'s early imperial maneuvering is scarcely comforting and should play a role in ongoing debates about current actions., "Schoonover's study is a welcome addition to the scholarship on the role of Latin America in World War II. Hitler's Man in Havana is also an exciting tale that should be of interest to fans of espionage novels." -- Michael R. Hall, The Latin Americanist, Very forward-looking and thought-provoking.... Will surely provoke lively discussion among students and scholars., A suggestive synthesis that links the emergence of a late nineteenth-century United States empire to the rise of an all-pervasive twentieth-century economic and cultural globalism., "During a time when Americans speak all too glibly about their 'empire,' it is necessary to understand where they took the fork in the road to that 'empire,' how their last 'empire' turned out (that is, badly), and how we should think about American empires. Schoonover does all this masterfully, succinctly, and in a broad historical context that is as instructive as it is imaginative.-- Walter F. LaFeber, from the Foreword" -- Walter F. LaFeber, from the Foreword, "A suggestive synthesis that links the emergence of a late nineteenth-century United States empire to the rise of an all-pervasive twentieth-century economic and cultural globalism." -- International History Review, "Schoonover's sobering and thought-provoking study shows why and how the American hunger for wealth, material, labor, markets, and attempts at empire building was sparked by the Spanish-American War of 1898 and continues unabated to this day.-- Military Heritage" -- Military Heritage, A masterful job of pulling together long-forgotten thread of mid-19th century history to explain why 'Mr. Hearst's war' against Spain was, 80 years of history to the contrary, actually our first global war., "Well-researched, especially considering the difficulty of using recently declassified information." -- J. W. Thacker, Bowling Green Daily News, "His concise history of the U.S.'s early imperial maneuvering is scarcely comforting and should play a role in ongoing debates about current actions.-- Publishers Weekly" -- Publishers Weekly, "Very forward-looking and thought-provoking.... Will surely provoke lively discussion among students and scholars." -- Latin Americanist, "Schoonover's brief, provocative interpretation of US foreign relations based on 40 years of research will challenge all who read it.... Essential." -- Choice, "A masterful job of pulling together long-forgotten thread of mid-19th century history to explain why 'Mr. Hearst's war' against Spain was, 80 years of history to the contrary, actually our first global war." -- John D. Stempel, Patterson School of Diplomacy, University of Kentucky, "Schoonover's brief, provocative interpretation of US foreign relations based on 40 years of research will challenge all who read it.... Essential.-- Choice" -- Choice, "A suggestive synthesis that links the emergence of a late nineteenth-century United States empire to the rise of an all-pervasive twentieth-century economic and cultural globalism.-- International History Review" -- International History Review, "Very forward-looking and thought-provoking.... Will surely provoke lively discussion among students and scholars.-- Latin Americanist" -- Latin Americanist, "A masterful job of pulling together long-forgotten thread of mid-19th century history to explain why 'Mr. Hearst's war' against Spain was, 80 years of history to the contrary, actually our first global war.-- John D. Stempel, Patterson School of Diplomacy, University of Kentucky" -- John D. Stempel, Patterson School of Diplomacy, University of Kentucky
