Presidential Decisions for War : Korea, Vietnam, the Persian Gulf, and Iraq.
Hess, Gary R.
Presidential Decisions for War : Korea, Vietnam, the Persian Gulf, and Iraq. - 2nd ed. - Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2009. ©2009. - 1 online resource (345 pages) - The American Moment Series . - The American Moment Series .
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Intro -- Contents -- Series Editor's Foreword -- Preface to the Second Edition -- Introduction: Presidential Leadership and International Crises -- 1 Harry S. Truman and the Korean Crisis: "We can't let the U.N. down" -- 2 Harry S. Truman as Commander in Chief: Decision by Indecision -- 3 Lyndon B. Johnson and the Vietnam Crisis: "America keeps her word" -- 4 Lyndon B. Johnson as Commander in Chief: The Strategy of Wishful Thinking -- 5 George H. W. Bush and the Persian Gulf Crisis: "This aggression will not stand" -- 6 George H. W. Bush as Commander in Chief: The Imperatives of Coalition Warfare -- 7 George W. Bush and the Second Crisis with Iraq: "Time is not on our side" -- 8 George W. Bush as Commander in Chief: History Overpowers Ideology -- Conclusion: Four Presidents and Their Wars -- Bibliographical Essay -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.
Fully revised and featuring an examination of how each of the presidents learned from history and juggled the demands on diplomacy, this comparative study of presidential war-making elucidates how effective executive leadership--or its absence--directly affects the outcome of wars.
9780801895784
United States--Military policy--Case studies. United States--Foreign relations--1989-1993--Decision making--Case studies. United States--Foreign relations--1945-1989--Decision making--Case studies. Intervention (International law)--Case studies. Cold War. Presidents--United States--History--20th century. Bush, George,--1924-. Johnson, Lyndon B.--(Lyndon Baines),--1908-1973. Truman, Harry S.,--1884-1972.
Fernzugriff
Presidential Decisions for War : Korea, Vietnam, the Persian Gulf, and Iraq. - 2nd ed. - Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2009. ©2009. - 1 online resource (345 pages) - The American Moment Series . - The American Moment Series .
E-Book-ProQuest / Fernzugriff nach Registrierung möglich
Intro -- Contents -- Series Editor's Foreword -- Preface to the Second Edition -- Introduction: Presidential Leadership and International Crises -- 1 Harry S. Truman and the Korean Crisis: "We can't let the U.N. down" -- 2 Harry S. Truman as Commander in Chief: Decision by Indecision -- 3 Lyndon B. Johnson and the Vietnam Crisis: "America keeps her word" -- 4 Lyndon B. Johnson as Commander in Chief: The Strategy of Wishful Thinking -- 5 George H. W. Bush and the Persian Gulf Crisis: "This aggression will not stand" -- 6 George H. W. Bush as Commander in Chief: The Imperatives of Coalition Warfare -- 7 George W. Bush and the Second Crisis with Iraq: "Time is not on our side" -- 8 George W. Bush as Commander in Chief: History Overpowers Ideology -- Conclusion: Four Presidents and Their Wars -- Bibliographical Essay -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.
Fully revised and featuring an examination of how each of the presidents learned from history and juggled the demands on diplomacy, this comparative study of presidential war-making elucidates how effective executive leadership--or its absence--directly affects the outcome of wars.
9780801895784
United States--Military policy--Case studies. United States--Foreign relations--1989-1993--Decision making--Case studies. United States--Foreign relations--1945-1989--Decision making--Case studies. Intervention (International law)--Case studies. Cold War. Presidents--United States--History--20th century. Bush, George,--1924-. Johnson, Lyndon B.--(Lyndon Baines),--1908-1973. Truman, Harry S.,--1884-1972.
Fernzugriff