Prof Erik Goldstein Published Book with U.S. Naval Institute Press
Erik Goldstein, Professor of History and International Relations, has a new book titled The Road to Pearl Harbor: Great Power War in Asia and the Pacific (U.S. Naval Institute Press, 2022), just published.
Goldstein co-edited the book with John H. Maurer, Alfred Thayer Mahan Professor of Sea Power and Grand Strategy in the Strategy and Policy Department at the Naval War College. In addition to editing the volume, Goldstein wrote the opening chapter “Constructing a Liberal International Order: David Lloyd George and Peacemaking.”
The Road to Pearl Harbor offers a timely examination of the conflict in the Pacific prior to the attacks on Pearl Harbor and offers lessons applicable to understanding contemporary Great Power flash points between Asia and the West. This volume brings together renowned historians and analysts of grand strategy to map out the fateful decisions that culminated in war. The contributors take a pragmatic view of the policy and strategy options, as well as the decisions made by the leaders of the great powers. This important history underscores that the choices made by political, military, and naval leaders mattered in determining questions of war and peace.
For more on The Road to Pearl Harbor, visit U.S. Naval Institute Press’ website.
