This collection of essays and reviews on national security, geopolitics and war combines a broad historical and geopolitical overview of U.S. national security policy with commentary on historical events and biographical sketches of historical figures. “An invaluable collection of his essays and reviews...Sempa writes from a geopolitical perspective, which solidly roots his views in the facts of geography, the structure of international politics, and the historical struggle for power and their enduring influence on events.” ―Dr. James L. Abrahamson, Col., U.S. Army (Ret.) and author of American Arms for a New Century “Prolific and profound. His essays demonstrate keen insights about U.S. foreign and national security policies as well as deep understanding of the forces that shape international affairs.” ―James Bullington, retired Foreign Service Officer and Editor of American Diplomacy Francis P. Sempa is an Assistant United States Attorney for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, an adjunct professor of political science at Wilkes University, and a contributing editor to American Diplomacy. He is the author of Geopolitics: From the Cold War to the 21st Century and has written introductions to four books on U.S. foreign policy. His essays and review on historical and foreign policy topics have been published in American Diplomacy, Strategic Review, The National Interest, the Washington Times, Presidential Studies Quarterly, National Review, International Social Science Review, and Human Rights Review.