Presidents at war : from Truman to Bush, the gathering of military power to our Commanders in Chief /
Astor, Gerald,1926-
Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons,
c2006.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 303-306) and index.
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.
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