Waging war : the clash between presidents and Congress, 1776 to ISIS / David J. Barron.

The Constitution states that it is Congress that declares war, but it is the presidents who have more often taken us to war and decided how to wage it. Author David Barron, United States Circuit Judge for the United States Court of Appeals, opens with an account of George Washington and the Continen...

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Main Author: Barron, David J. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Simon & Schuster, 2016.
Edition:First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
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