A groundbreaking examination of how the atomic Bomb profoundly altered the nature of American democracy.
Bold and incisive, Bomb Power casts the history of the postwar period in a new light and sounds an alarm about the continued threat to our Constitution..
He reveals how the atomic Bomb transformed our nation down to its deepest constitutional roots-by dramatically increasing the power of the Modern Presidency and redefining the government as a National Security state-leaving us in a State of continuous war alert for nearly seven decades.
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In Bomb Power , bestselling author Garry Wills presents a blistering critique of excessive executive power and official secrecy, drawing a direct line from the Manhattan Project to the usurpations of George W.
Look out for a new book from Garry Wills, What the Qur\'an Meant , coming fall 2017.
A groundbreaking examination of how the atomic Bomb profoundly altered the nature of American democracy