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Examining the the role played by the threat perceptions of heads of state in national foreign and military policies.



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Saunders's work is readable and accessible, and should be of great interest to anyone who cares about presidential leadership and the use of military force.... She makes a convincing case for the importance of the individual in these critical decisions, especially the need to calibrate ends and means. Her observation that presidents appear to be slow learners should be a sobering assessment for the concerned citizen.

-- David A. Crockett * Political Science Quarterly *

Table of Contents

1. When and How States Intervene
2. Defining and Explaining Intervention
3. Dwight D. Eisenhower
4. John F. Kennedy
5. Lyndon B. Johnson
6. Before and After the Cold War
7. The Role of Leaders: Conclusions and ImplicationsAbbreviations
Notes
References
Index

Leaders at War How Presidents Shape Military

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      Publisher: Cornell University Press
      Publication Date: 03/07/2014
      ISBN13: 9780801479557, 978-0801479557
      ISBN10: 080147955X
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Examining the the role played by the threat perceptions of heads of state in national foreign and military policies.



      Trade Review

      Saunders's work is readable and accessible, and should be of great interest to anyone who cares about presidential leadership and the use of military force.... She makes a convincing case for the importance of the individual in these critical decisions, especially the need to calibrate ends and means. Her observation that presidents appear to be slow learners should be a sobering assessment for the concerned citizen.

      -- David A. Crockett * Political Science Quarterly *

      Table of Contents

      1. When and How States Intervene
      2. Defining and Explaining Intervention
      3. Dwight D. Eisenhower
      4. John F. Kennedy
      5. Lyndon B. Johnson
      6. Before and After the Cold War
      7. The Role of Leaders: Conclusions and ImplicationsAbbreviations
      Notes
      References
      Index

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