Presidents at war : from Truman to Bush, the gathering of military power to our Commanders in Chief / Gerald Astor ; foreword by John P. Murtha.
| Author/creator |
Astor, Gerald, 1926-2007 |
| Format | Book and Print |
| Publication Info | Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons, ©2006. |
| Description | xv, 320 pages ; 25 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Table of contents |
| Subject(s) |
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| Contents | Commander-in-chief -- The evolution of war powers and precedents -- World War I, World War II -- The Truman years -- The reign of Ike -- Camelot's Commander in Chief -- The missile crisis -- Resolution and reverberations -- LBJ, part of the way -- Down the slope -- Toward peace with honor -- Pieces of peace -- The bitter end -- Iran, Afghanistan, and Lebanon -- Beirut, Central America and Iran -- Iran-Contra -- Bush One -- Nation-building and genocide -- Prevention and retaliation -- Between Iraq and hard places -- Winning the war, fighting on -- Power and abdication. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 303-306) and index. |
| LCCN | 2005030780 |
| ISBN | 0471696552 (cloth) |
| ISBN | 9780471696551 |
Available Items
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions | |
| Joyner | General Stacks | E176.1 .A825 2006 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |