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    William Appleman Williams

    A former president of the Organization of American Historians, William Appleman Williams taught for many years at the University of Wisconsin and Oregon State University. His books include The Contours of American History, The Tragedy of American Diplomacy, and Empire as a Way of Life.

    William Appleman Williams

    A former president of the Organization of American Historians, William Appleman Williams taught for many years at the University of Wisconsin and Oregon State University. His books include The Contours of American History, The Tragedy of American Diplomacy, and Empire as a Way of Life.

    Books by William Appleman Williams

    • The Tragedy of American Diplomacy

      William Appleman Williams, Andrew J. Bacevich, Lloyd C. Gardner

      50th Anniversary Edition, Paperback, 2012

      “A brilliant book on foreign affairs.”—Adolf A. Berle Jr., New York Times Book Review

    • America in Vietnam: A Documentary History

      William Appleman Williams, Thomas McCormick, Lloyd C. Gardner, Walter LaFeber

      Paperback, 1989

      This collection of essays and documents, written and compiled by four distinguished historians, is an essential source book for anyone seeking to understand the causes, character, and consequences...

    • The Contours of American History

      William Appleman Williams

      Paperback, 1989

      "A very good book indeed.... It is quietly reasoned, beautifully ordered, and spirited as hell.... [It] is not a book for children, nostalgic or otherwise."—Loren Baritz, The Nation

    • The Tragedy of American Diplomacy

      William Appleman Williams, Andrew J. Bacevich, Lloyd C. Gardner

      50th Anniversary Edition, E Book, 2015

      “A brilliant book on foreign affairs.”—Adolf A. Berle Jr., New York Times Book Review

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