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Elusive victories : the American presidency at war
Title
Elusive victories : the American presidency at war / Andrew J. Polsky.
ISBN
9780190252649 (ebook) :
Publication
New York : Oxford University Press, [2012]
Copyright Notice Date
©2012
Physical Description
1 online resource (445 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (black and white), map (black and white)
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Summary
In 'Elusive Victories', Polsky provides a fascinating study of seven wartime presidents, drawing larger lessons about the limits of the power of the White House during armed conflict. He examines, in turn, Abraham Lincoln, Woodrow Wilson, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon, George W. Bush, and Barack Obama, showing how each gravely overestimated his power as commander-in-chief. In each case, these presidents' resources did not match the key challenges that recur from war to war.
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Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
September 01, 2015
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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