"Professor Rood is something of a painter of the strategic scene. The combination of what at first appears to be insignificant details, the discovery of a harmonious relationship among seemingly discrete events, is accomplished by him in a manner that would have delighted Churchill the painter no less than Churchill the strategist."

A gifted teacher, Dr. Rood left an indelible mark on all who graced his classroom. His book is a stark reminder of the vulnerability of today’s great democracies, and reminds us with Pericles: that prosperity is only for the free, that freedom is the sure possession of those alone who have the courage to defend it.