{"title":"Faculty Books","description":"The faculty at Hillsdale College are not simply dedicated teachers, \"training the young in the liberal arts.\" Many of them have committed their knowledge and passions to paper and the following titles are a collection of their efforts. We hope you enjoy this selection of faculty books written or edited by Hillsdale College professors. This list is not exhaustive, but will continue to expand as new books are written, old titles are phased out of print, and new professors join the ranks of Hillsdale College faculty.","products":[{"product_id":"second-world-wars-global-conflict-hanson","title":"The Second World Wars: How the First Global Conflict was Fought and Won, Victor Davis Hanson","description":"\u003cp\u003eA definitive account of World War II by America's preeminent military historian and visiting professor at Hillsdale College, Victor Davis Hanson.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWorld War II was the most lethal conflict in human history. Never before had a war been fought on so many diverse landscapes and in so many different ways, from rocket attacks in London to jungle fighting in Burma to armor strikes in Libya. \u003ci\u003eThe Second World Wars\u003c\/i\u003e examines how combat unfolded in the air, at sea, and on land to show how distinct conflicts among disparate combatants coalesced into one interconnected global war.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn authoritative new history of astonishing breadth, \u003ci\u003eThe Second World Wars\u003c\/i\u003e offers a stunning reinterpretation of history's deadliest conflict.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis book comes in paperback and is recommended reading for Hillsdale's free online course, \"\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/online.hillsdale.edu\/landing\/the-second-world-wars?utm_source=shop\" title=\"The Second World Wars, Victor Davis Hanson, Hillsdale College\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eThe Second World Wars\u003c\/a\u003e\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e---\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"quoteReview\"\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Second World Wars\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eby Victor Davis Hanson is breathtakingly magisterial: How can Mr. Hanson make so much we thought we knew so fresh and original?\"—\u003cb\u003eKarl Rove\u003c\/b\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"quoteReview\"\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Second World Wars\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis an outstanding work of historical interpretation. It is impossible to do justice to such a magnificent book in a short review. Given the vast quantities of ink expended on accounts of this great conflict, one would think that there was not much more left to say. Hanson proves that this belief is wrong. His fresh examination of World War II cements his reputation as a military historian of the first order.\"—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNational Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"In his exposition of this thesis, displaying a depth of knowledge of the period that is often simply astounding, Hanson has written what I consider to be the most important single-volume explanation of World War II since Richard Overy's Why the Allies Won (1996)-that is, for a generation.\" \u003ci\u003e—\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eAndrew Roberts, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eClaremont Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Victor Hanson's comprehensive account of World War II is a wonder. Where others have supplied a narrative, he provides analysis. He explores the war's origins; the role played in its conduct by airpower, sea power, infantry, tanks, artillery, industry, and generalship; and the reasons why the Allies won and the Axis lost. This is an eye-opener and a page-turner.\"—\u003cb\u003ePaul A. Rahe, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eHillsdale College\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Basic Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42031944171779,"sku":"1-14-HANSWW-P","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0493\/6777\/7435\/products\/TheSecondWorldWars.jpg?v=1607976684"},{"product_id":"churchills-trial-winston-churchill-and-the-salvation-of-free-government","title":"Churchill's Trial: Winston Churchill and the Salvation of Free Government, Larry P. 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In an age when social and political morality seems all too often to be in a state of flux,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eChurchill's Trial\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ereminds us of the enduring power of the concepts of courage, duty, and honor.\"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAndrew Roberts\u003c\/b\u003e, New York Times\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/b\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eNapoleon: A Life\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Storm of War\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Larry Arnn has spent a lifetime studying the life and accomplishments of Winston Churchill. 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Now he juxtaposes an ancient conflict with our most urgent modern concerns to create his most engrossing work to date, \u003cem\u003eA War Like No Other.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Over the course of a generation, the Hellenic city-states of Athens and Sparta fought a bloody conflict that resulted in the collapse of Athens and the end of its golden age. Thucydides wrote the standard history of the Peloponnesian War, which has given readers throughout the ages a vivid and authoritative narrative. But Hanson offers readers something new: a complete chronological account that reflects the political background of the time, the strategic thinking of the combatants, the misery of battle in multifaceted theaters, and important insight into how these events echo in the present.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Hanson compellingly portrays the ways Athens and Sparta fought on land and sea, in city and countryside, and details their employment of the full scope of conventional and nonconventional tactics, from sieges to targeted assassinations, torture, and terrorism. He also assesses the crucial roles played by warriors such as Pericles and Lysander, artists, among them Aristophanes, and thinkers including Sophocles and Plato.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Hanson’s perceptive analysis of events and personalities raises many thought-provoking questions: Were Athens and Sparta like America and Russia, two superpowers battling to the death? Is the Peloponnesian War echoed in the endless, frustrating conflicts of Vietnam, Northern Ireland, and the current Middle East? Or was it more like America’s own Civil War, a brutal rift that rent the fabric of a glorious society, or even this century’s “red state—blue state” schism between liberals and conservatives, a cultural war that manifestly controls military policies? 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In this dual task, Victor Davis Hanson once again demonstrates that his qualifications are unrivaled.”\u003cem\u003e –\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eChristopher Hitchens\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003c\/em\u003eauthor of\u003cem\u003e Love, Poverty, and War: Journeys and Essays\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e“This book will immediately become the standard companion volume in English to Thucydides’ Peloponnesian Wars. Its own battle narratives are unexcelled; but its singular merit is its comprehensive and detailed description of how the actual fighting was done, how generals led, and why each side–Sparta and Athens–went to war. The author is a man of action and a practicing farmer as well as the premier classical historian and military commentator of our day.”\u003cem\u003e–\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJosiah Bunting III\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003c\/em\u003eauthor of\u003cem\u003e Ulysses S. 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This is a groundbreaking book by a great historian.”\u003cem\u003e–\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBarry Strauss\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003c\/em\u003eauthor of\u003cem\u003e The Battle of Salamis: The Naval Encounter That Saved Greece–and Western Civilization\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40553092481179,"sku":"1-14-VDHLNO-P","price":19.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0493\/6777\/7435\/products\/VictorDavisHanson_AWarLikeNoOther.jpg?v=1626467814"},{"product_id":"the-grand-strategy-of-classical-sparta-the-persian-challenge-paul-rahe","title":"The Grand Strategy of Classical Sparta: The Persian Challenge, Paul Rahe","description":"\u003cp\u003eMore than 2500 years ago a confederation of small Greek city-states defeated the invading armies of Persia, the most powerful empire in the world. 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