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Alumni Literary Forum

The SAIS Strategic Studies Alumni Literary Forum will renew its regular meetings in September. We usually meet on the second Tuesday of each month from 18:30 to 20:00 in room 812 on the 8th floor of the Rome building. Traditionally, tasty tidbits and beverages are served. We look forward to seeing you at our meetings.

Upcoming Discussions:

• November 13^th - Alistair Horne, A Savage War of Peace: Algeria 1954-1962 
• December 11th - General Rupert Smith,  The Utility of Force: The Art of War in the Modern World
• January 22nd  - Dennis Ross, Statecraft:  And How to Restore America's Standing in the World - with author 

Previous Discussions:

• Steve Vogel, The Pentagon: A History
• Dr. Mary Habeck, "Knowing the Enemy:  Jihadist Ideology and the War on Terror"
• Bard O'Neill, "Insurgency & Terrorism"
• Henri Barbusse, "Under Fire"
• Tom Ricks, "Fiasc The American Military Adventure in Iraq"
• Robert Pape, "Dying to Win:  The Strategic Logic of Suicide Terrorism"
• Edward Said, "Culture and Imperialism"
• John Lynn, "Battle: A History of Combat and Culture"
• Ken Pollack, "The Persian Puzzle"
• Javier Cercas, "Soldiers of Salamis"
• Carl von Clausewitz, "On War"
• Linda Robinson, "Masters of Chaos: The Secret History of the Special Forces"
• Walter Russell Mead, "Power, Terror, War, and Peace"
• Samuel Huntington, "The Clash of Civilizations"
• Hal Moore and Joe Galloway, "We Were Soldiers Once . . . and Young"
• Joseph Roth, "The Radetzky March"
• Andrew Bacevich, "American Empire"
• John Keegan, "Intelligence in War"
• William Lindsay White, "They Were Expendable"
• Jean Francois Revel, "Anti-Americanism"
• Steve Pressfield, "Tides of War"
• Dana Priest, "The Mission"
• Tess Uriza Holthe, "When the Elephants Dance"
• Max Boot, "The Savage Wars of Peace: Small Wars and the Rise of American Power"
• Fareed Zakaria, "The Future of Freedom: Illiberal Democracy at Home and Abroad"
• John Hersey, "A Bell for Adano"
• Tim O'Brien, "The Things They Carried"
• Steven Pressfield, "Gates of Fire: An Epic Novel of the Battle of Thermopylae"
• James Gould Cozzens, "Guard of Honor"
• Victor Hanson, "Carnage and Culture: Landmark Battles in the Rise of Western Power"
• Tom Mahnken, "Uncovering Ways of War: U.S. Intelligence and Foreign Military innovation, 1918-1941"
• Irwin Shaw, "The Young Lions"
• Thomas E. Ricks, "A Soldier's Duty: A Novel"
• Eliot A. Cohen, "Supreme Command: Soldiers, Statesmen, and Leadership in Wartime"