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During [[World War II]] Buckley was in the U. S. Army, but was never deployed overseas.<ref>http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/02/27/qa-with-sam-tanenhaus-on-william-f-buckley/</ref>
During [[World War II]] Buckley was in the U. S. Army, but was never deployed overseas.<ref>http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/02/27/qa-with-sam-tanenhaus-on-william-f-buckley/</ref>
Buckley wrote over 50 books about history, politics and sailing, and a series of spy novels (which featured the fictitious Yale graduate Blackford Oakes) that were consistent best sellers.
Buckley wrote over 50 books about history, politics and sailing, and a series of spy novels (which featured the fictitious Yale graduate Blackford Oakes) that were consistent best sellers.
In 1965, Buckley faced off in debate against the homosexual extremist James Baldwin at the University of Oxford. Baldwin's politically correct rebuttals to Buckley have lead many to falsely claim Baldwin as the victor of the debate. Baldwin pointed to the "alleged institutional oppression" of African Americans after the 1965 Civil Rights act. Baldwin made claims of the national disillusionment of African American in the 1960s; claiming victimhood. A ridiculous claim. However, many conservative thinkers believe Buckley provided superior arguments on the abilities of American capitalism in helping everyone become rich. <ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Tek9h3a5wQ</ref>
{{quotebox|Buckley, doing it his way, became one of the most influential writers and journalists of the past century – in the august company of [[Walter Lippmann]], [[Alexander Solzhenitsyn]] and [[George Orwell]]. The latter two came to symbolize what was at stake in the spiritual and moral struggle against the [[totalitarian]] mentality. But Buckley spearheaded the counterrevolution in the West that emboldened [[Ronald Reagan|Reagan]], [[Margaret Thatcher|Thatcher]] and [[John Paul II]] to confront and defeat the [[Soviet Empire]].<ref name="intellectualconservative.com">http://www.intellectualconservative.com/2008/03/05/introduction-to-crossing-swords/</ref>}}
{{quotebox|Buckley, doing it his way, became one of the most influential writers and journalists of the past century – in the august company of [[Walter Lippmann]], [[Alexander Solzhenitsyn]] and [[George Orwell]]. The latter two came to symbolize what was at stake in the spiritual and moral struggle against the [[totalitarian]] mentality. But Buckley spearheaded the counterrevolution in the West that emboldened [[Ronald Reagan|Reagan]], [[Margaret Thatcher|Thatcher]] and [[John Paul II]] to confront and defeat the [[Soviet Empire]].<ref name="intellectualconservative.com">http://www.intellectualconservative.com/2008/03/05/introduction-to-crossing-swords/</ref>}}