{"product_id":"presidential-decisions-for-war-korea-vietnam-the-persian-gulf-and-iraq-the-american-moment-9780801891236","title":"Presidential Decisions for War Korea Vietnam the","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFully 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"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\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeries Editor's Foreword\u003cbr\u003ePreface to the Second Edition\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction: Presidential Leadership and International Crises\u003cbr\u003e1. Harry S. Truman and the Korean Crisis: \"We can't let the U.N. down\"\u003cbr\u003e2. Harry S. Truman as Commander in Chief: Decision by Indecision\u003cbr\u003e3. Lyndon B. Johnson and the Vietnam Crisis: \"America keeps her word\"\u003cbr\u003e4. Lyndon B. Johnson as Commander in Chief: The Strategy of Wishful Thinking\u003cbr\u003e5. George H. W. Bush and the Persian Gulf Crisis: \"This aggression will not stand\"\u003cbr\u003e6. George H. W. Bush as Commander in Chief: The Imperatives of Coalition Warfare\u003cbr\u003e7. George W. Bush and the Second Crisis with Iraq: \"Time is not on our side\"\u003cbr\u003e8. George W. Bush as Commander in Chief: History Overpowers Ideology\u003cbr\u003eConclusion: Four Presidents and Their Wars\u003cbr\u003eBibliographical Essay\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Johns Hopkins University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49527631282519,"sku":"9780801891236","price":53.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780801891236.jpg?v=1731868621","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/presidential-decisions-for-war-korea-vietnam-the-persian-gulf-and-iraq-the-american-moment-9780801891236","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}