William Weber
William Weber (Grad ’75, Grad ’77)
William Weber (Grad ’75, Grad ’77) has published a novel, The Long Century: The Congress of New Niagara, 1920. An alternate history, the book considers the consequences of a successful 1912 presidential bid by Theodore Roosevelt. After averting World War I with a successful international summit, Roosevelt becomes mayor of the futuristic city of New Niagara and invites the world’s major powers to the city for another congress to strengthen international cooperation.
William Weber (Grad ’75, Grad ’77)
William Weber (Grad ’75, Grad ’77) published “Strategic Surprise: The British Capture of Washington, DC, 1814” in the June 2014 issue of Studies in Intelligence. The article analyzes the historic event as a critical intelligence failure similar to those of the attacks on Pearl Harbor and on Sept. 11, 2001.
William Weber (Grad ’75, Grad ’77)
William Weber (Grad ’75, Grad ’77) published Neither Victor Nor Vanquished: America in the War of 1812 with Potomac Books. The book challenges two common opposing interpretations of the War of 1812—“Mr. Madison’s War” and “The Second War of Independence”—and presents alternative historical outcomes that underscore the importance of the war to the trajectory of the young republic.