The War Party

About the Book

The War Party: The Politics of National Defense is written to challenge the widely held misconception that the Republican Party is the party to trust on issues relating to National Defense. As the author makes clear, for most of the last century, the Democrats were the Party the nation turned to when it became necessary to face the realities of international threats to our freedom and our survival as a great military power. It explores how the first six democratic Presidents in the 20th Century made strengthening the military their primary focus, while six Republican Presidents worked to weaken national defense. Finally it critiques the current administration’s national security policies and finds areas of serious deficiencies.

About the Author

Peter Storm is a Norwegian–born American who grew up in Brooklyn, New York in the years before and during World War II. He served in the United States Marine Corps Reserve before being drafted into the United States Army and served in Germany with the Army of Occupation. He is a graduate of the University of Minnesota and the National War College, to which he was appointed by “Cap” Weinberger under whom he served during the Nixon Presidency. His professional career, except for a tour as Vice Consul at the United States Embassy in Stockholm, Sweden, has focused primarily on issues of national defense and international security affairs.