Andrew Tisch and James Tisch Distinguished University Professor Emeritus in the Department of History at Cornell University, Walter LaFeber is Andrew Tisch and James Tisch Distinguished University Professor Emeritus in the Department of History. America, Russia, and the Cold War, 1945-2006 (10th edition, 2007), The New Empire: An Analysis of American Expansion, 1865-1898 (25th anniversary edition, 1998), and The Clash: U.S.-Japan Relations Throughout History (1997) are among his works.