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

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Main Author: Hess, Gary R.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2009.
Edition:2nd ed.
Series:American moment.
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505 0 |a Harry S. Truman and the Korean crisis: "We can't let the U.N. down" -- Harry S. Truman as Commander in Chief: decision by indecision -- Lyndon B. Johnson and the Vietnam crisis: "America keeps her word" -- Lyndon B. Johnson as Commander in Chief: the strategy of wishful thinking -- George H.W. Bush and the Persian Gulf crisis: "This aggression will not stand" -- George H.W. Bush as Commander in Chief: the imperatives of coalition warfare -- George W. Bush and the second crisis with Iraq: "Time is not on our side" -- George W. Bush as Commander in Chief: history overpowers ideology -- Conclusion: four presidents and their wars. 
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