Present History

by Theodore Draper

Theodore Draper was and eminent and gifted thinker. In this book from the 1970's and 80's he deals with the subjects of nuclear policy, the Western Alliance, Vietnam, Israel and the Arabs, and Communism.

Genres: Nonfiction

408 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1983

About the author

Theodore H. "Ted" Draper was an American historian and political writer. Draper is best known for the 14 books he completed during his life, including work regarded as seminal on the formative period of the American Communist Party, the Cuban Revolution, and the Iran-Contra Affair. Draper was a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the 1990 recipient of the Herbert Feis Award for Nonacademically Affiliated Historians from the American Historical Association.