CHAPTER SEVENTEEN: THE FIFTH SHIFT

In January 1991, nearly eleven months prior to the fall of the Soviet Union, the administration of Bush-41 unveiled a military operation within the context of what would become the Persian-Gulf War. The mission, dubbed “Operation Desert Storm,” aimed to curb Iraqi influence and expel the occupying forces which had invaded the nation of Kuwait …

CHAPTER SEVEN: INTERWAR YEARS & THE THIRD SHIFT

In the twenty years that followed America’s return to isolationist policy, the struggle for power and relevance continued to dominate most european nations. New ideologies birthed revolutions, the game of politics remained incessant, and the cyclical nature of economics and finance carried on. On the domestic front, Americans witnessed a naval disarmament, expropriation of land …