An Autumn of War: What America Learned from September 11 and the War on Terrorism

On September 11, 2001, hours after the terrorist attacks on New York and Washington, Victor Davis Hanson wrote an article in which he asserted that the United States, like it or not, was now at war and had the moral right to respond with force. An Autumn of War, which opens with that first essay, will stimulate readers across the political spectrum to think more deeply about the attacks, the war, and their lessons for all of us.

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“Bold and politically incorrect, An Autumn of War is like a breath of fresh air in pointing to the real causes of terrorist outrages and the need for a decisive response.”
—Richard Pipes, author of The Russian Revolution

“No one has written with such great prescience about the present war or more accurately predicted the course of events, on the fighting front, at home, and around the world. His wisdom arises from a deep knowledge and understanding of history, ancient and modern. His uncanny accuracy in prediction comes from a full and clear grasp of the facts and the application to them of an informed understanding of human nature and of the character of war. All this he presents in clear, vigorous, and eloquent prose. Every American needs to learn from him.”
—Donald Kagan, author of On the Origins of War and the Preservation of Peace


“Together with John Keegan, [Hanson] is our most interesting historian of war.”
—Jean Bethke Elshtain, author of Women and War