Elizabeth D. Samet

Samet’s book Looking for the Good War: American Amnesia and the Violent Pursuit of Happiness has just been published. The views expressed in this essay do not reflect the official policy or position of the Department of the Army, the Department of Defense, or the U.S. Government.

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America Learned the Wrong Lessons From Pearl Harbor

On Tuesday, December 7, 2021, we will remember Pearl Harbor, the 1941 Japanese attack on the U.S. naval base on Oahu, Hawaii, for the eightieth time. It is a ritual remembrance that has much to...

By Elizabeth D. Samet December 6, 2021

What Monuments Hide About the Civil War―and What Tearing Them Down Won’t Solve

There is a lot to learn from the life of Ulysses S. Grant

By Elizabeth D. Samet December 19, 2018
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