"The Arrow and the Olive Branch" tells a unique version of American history. Godwin tracks down every major presidential statement on foreign policy from George Washington to George W. Bush, reconstructs the doctrine of practical idealism, and guides the reader on a journey to rediscover America's timeless foreign policy principles.
"The Arrow and the Olive Branch" is a cross between "The Federalist Papers," the instructions our founding fathers wrote explaining how the Constitution should work, and "The Prince," Niccolo Machiavelli's 16th-century treatise on statecraft. It begins with...
"The Arrow and the Olive Branch" tells a unique version of American history. Godwin tracks down every major presidential statement on foreign polic...