Bomb Power

<b>A groundbreaking examination of how the atomic bomb profoundly altered the nature of American democracy. <p/><b>Look out for a new book from Garry Wills <i>What the Qur'an Meant</i> coming fall 2017.</b></b> <p/> In <i>Bomb Power</i> bestselling author Garry Wills presents a blistering critique of excessive executive power and official secrecy drawing a direct line from the Manhattan Project to the usurpations of George W. Bush. He reveals how the atomic bomb transformed our nation down to its deepest constitutional roots-by dramatically increasing the power of the modern presidency and redefining the government as a national security state-leaving us in a state of continuous war alert for nearly seven decades. Bold and incisive <i>Bomb Power</i> casts the history of the postwar period in a new light and sounds an alarm about the continued threat to our Constitution.