Play by the Rules: The short story of America's leadership: From Hiroshima to COVID-19

in play By The Rules, Acclaimed Writer And Historian Michael Pembroke Offers A Fresh Take On The Usa’s Vast Influence And Asks Whether It Is Still A Force For Good.

in The Heady Days After 1945, The Authority Of The United States Was Unrivalled. But Seventy-five Years Later, Its Influence Has Already Diminished. The World Has Now Entered A Post-american Era – Defined By The Rise Of Asia And The Return Of China, As Much As By The Decline Of The United States. This Book Is A Short History Of That Decline; How High Standards And Treasured Principles Were Ignored; How Idealism Was Replaced By Hubris And Moral Compromise; And How Adherence To The Rule Of Law Became Selective. It Is Also A Look Into The Future – A Future Dominated By Greater Asia And China In Particular. We Are In The Midst Of The Third Great Power Shift In Modern History – From Europe To America To Asia. 

 praise For Michael Pembroke And Korea: Where The American Century Began:

'started To Read And Just Could Not Stop – Maddening, Painful…perceptive And Compelling – Often Heart-rending, Sometimes Downright Terrifying – This Richly Informed Study Amply Establishes Its Thesis That The ‘permanent Phenomenon’ Of American Global Militarism Has Its Origin In The Korean Conflict.' – Noam Chomsky

‘'i Read It In One Go On A Plane Journey – Fascinated, Educated, Appalled, Amazed, And Gripped. I Take My Hat Off To The Richness Of The Research … I Came Away From Reading The Book In Equal Parts Full Of Admiration For The Book Itself, And Appalled By The Story It Tells.’ – A.c. Grayling

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