Presidential Decisions for War

Korea, Vietnam, the Persian Gulf, and Iraq

Inbunden, Engelska, 2009

Av Gary R. Hess, Bowling Green State University) Hess, Gary R. (Distinguished Research Professor, Gary R Hess

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Following World War II, Americans expected that the United States would wage another major war against a superpower. Instead, the nation has fought limited wars against much weaker states, such as North Korea, North Vietnam, and Iraq. This revised and updated edition of Presidential Decisions for War analyzes the means by which four presidents have taken the nation to war and assesses the effectiveness of each president's leadership during those conflicts. Gary Hess recreates the unfolding crises in Korea, Vietnam, and Iraq to probe the reasons why Presidents Truman, Johnson, George H. W. Bush, and George W. Bush and their advisors decided in favor of war. He compares the performance of the commanders-in-chief and evaluates how effectively each understood U.S. interests, explored alternatives to war, adhered to constitutional processes, and built congressional, popular, and international support. A new conclusion points out, that unlike the administrations of Truman, Johnson, and the elder Bush, George W. Bush's White House actively sought to change the international order through preemptive war and aggressive democracy building.Fully revised and featuring an examination of how each of the presidents learned from history and juggled the demands on diplomacy, this comparative study of presidential war-making elucidates how effective executive leadership-or its absence-directly affects the outcome of wars.

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Utgivningsdatum2009-04-26
Mått152 x 229 x 27 mm
Vikt567 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieAmerican Moment
Antal sidor344
Upplaga2
FörlagJohns Hopkins University Press
ISBN9780801891236

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Series Editor's ForewordPreface to the Second EditionIntroduction: Presidential Leadership and International Crises1. 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 Indecision3. Lyndon B. Johnson and the Vietnam Crisis: "America keeps her word"4. Lyndon B. Johnson as Commander in Chief: The Strategy of Wishful Thinking5. 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 Warfare7. 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 IdeologyConclusion: Four Presidents and Their WarsBibliographical EssayIndex

"Hess's writing is clear, each chapter is sharply focused, and his comparisons are deft, all of which we have a right to expect from an historian of his stature." - International History Review "This book admirably introduces an historical cross-analysis that allows some assessment of US leadership during these critical times." - Virginia Quarterly Review "A solid work... Hess has packaged three historical vignettes in a thorough, concise, and readable primer on wartime presidential leadership." - Historian"