This is a small but highly significant book by one of the first scholars of America.
The last three chapters have been my particular responsibility.
In the midle years of the twentieth century, Americans were attempting to adjust their thinking to the possession of vast power and to the responsibilities that went with it.
One of the most important factors that led to war between the United States and the German Empire in 1917 was a long background of sharp suspicion and increasing distrust on the part of many Americans with reference to the policy of the German Government.
Bencana pada tanggal 11 September 2001 telah memberikan kesadaran baru kepada Amerika mengenai transformasi di dalam masyarakatnya.