"Peter Beinart has written a vivid, empathetic, and convincing History of the men and ideas that have shaped the ambitions of American foreign policy during the last century--a story in which human fallibility and idealism flow together.
The story continues, of course, and so his book is not only timely; it is indispensable." -- Steve Coll, author of Ghost Wars Peter Beinart\'s provocative account of Hubris in the American century describes. "Peter Beinart has written a vivid, empathetic, and convincing History of the men and ideas that have shaped the ambitions of American foreign policy during the last century--a story in which human fallibility and idealism flow together