The Book Prize Index

National Defense

James Fallows

A reevaluation of America's defense needs which reveals the reasons for shortcomings and offers defense options for the 1980's.

Politics & GovernmentPolitics & Government · medium confidencePolitics & Government81 signalsLlm Classifier: Politics & Government -> Politics & GovernmentGoogle Books: History -> HistoryTopic Classifier: Military Biography -> BiographyMilitary BiographyIntelligence, Secrecy & SurveillanceSoldiers, Veterans & Combat Experience

Award History

1 wins · 3 total

AwardYearResultCategory / Notes
National Book Award for General Nonfiction PaperbackMajor1983WinnerSecondary source
National Book Award for General Nonfiction HardcoverMajor1982FinalistSecondary source
National Book Critics Circle Award for NonfictionMajor1981FinalistSecondary source
View all award history (3)
Experimental book profileGenerated by GPT-5.4 nano · may contain inaccuracies

This is an unverified interpretation of the catalog description, offered as an opt-in discovery experiment—not as bibliographic fact.

  1. 01 Central figures

    None extracted with sufficient confidence.

  2. 02 Central places

    None extracted with sufficient confidence.

  3. 03 Suggested argument

    The book reevaluates America’s defense needs to explain the reasons for defense shortcomings and to offer defense options for the 1980s.

    Model confidence 78%

  4. 04 Reading orientation

    30 / 100 academic

    Serious trade

    An estimate of intended readership and scholarly apparatus—not quality or importance.

Confidence percentages are the model's own estimates. Profile confidence: 72%.