Congress at War: The Politics of Conflict Since 1789
“…the work covers a surprisingly complex subject well….”“This book deserves serious consideration for use in upper-division courses on Congress or for use as a brief historical guide in graduate courses on Congress.”"The debate over the role of Congress in authorizing and sustaining American wars has reached yet another crossroads. We are lucky to have, inCongress at War, an extraordinarily thoughtful, concise, and engaging analysis of one of the most fundamental questions of American democracy.""Stevenson has authored an insightful study of how Congress and the President interpret the Constitution's 'invitation to struggle'—not simply over whether to initiate military action but how to wage war and when to end it. An invaluable primer for today's debates over U.S. military action post-9/11.""Congress at Warprovides a comprehensive historical overview of how the United States Congress has dealt with the military instrument of statecraft from A to Z, including declaring and terminating hostilities, raising and funding forces, specifying strategy, and conducting oversight. Based on the author's decades of work on Capitol Hill, this book wraps more than two centuries of experience into a concise account. Readers seeking a quick overview of congressional praxis could hardly do better."