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Elusive victories : the American presidency at war / Andrew J. Polsky.

Author/creator Polsky, Andrew Joseph
Other author/creatorOxford University Press.
Format Electronic and Book
Publication InfoOxford ; New York : Oxford University Press,
Descriptionvii, 445 p., [12] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm.
Supplemental Content Full text available from Oxford Scholarship Online Political Science
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Supplemental Content Full text available from Oxford Scholarship Online
Subject(s)
Contents Introduction -- Lincoln casts a shadow -- A war to transform the world: Woodrow Wilson -- Freedom of action: Franklin Roosevelt -- Staying the course: Lyndon Johnson and Richard Nixon -- The perils of optimism: George W. Bush -- Inheriting a bad hand: Barack Obama -- Conclusion: past and future.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 369-426) and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2011041946
ISBN9780199860937 (alk. paper)