Presidential decisions for war : Korea, Vietnam, the Persian Gulf, and Iraq / Gary R. Hess.

Author: Hess, Gary R.

Edition Statement:2nd ed.

Imprint:Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2009.

Descriptionxii, 329 p. ; 24 cm.

Note: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.

Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references ([291]-319) and index.

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