A Life in History

His sober and totally candid memoir is absorbing reading that clearly and personally illuminates the ever more tragic collapse of authentic higher education in America. Arthur Waldron Lauder Professor of International Relations The University of PennsylvaniaA Life in History captures a rare quality these days--the ability to stand for what you believe and base those beliefs on facts not trendy opinions. Morley Winograd Senior Fellow Annenberg USC Center for Communications & Leadership Policy. . . a probing sometimes searing look at the professional life of an intellectual during the past half century. . . . In these reflections Kaiser offers a personal answer to how to sustain the life of the mind and to ensure a public presence for bold thinking. Anne Rose Distinguished Professor of History and Religious Studies Penn State Universityinsightful and entertaining and it forces readers to think. Jeremi Suri Professor Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public AffairsThis absorbing tale is a window into the inner workings of academia at our nations premier institutions James Goldgeier Professor of International Relations American UniversityDavid Kaiser David Kaiser taught history at Harvard Carnegie Mellon the Naval War College and Williams College from 1976 through 2012. His nine books include American Tragedy: Kennedy Johnson and the Origins of the Vietnam War and Politics and War: European Conflict from Philip II to Hitler. He lives in Watertown Massachusetts and writes the blog historyunfolding.com.