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100 1 $aAstor, Gerald,$d1926-2007.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n50030708
245 10 $aPresidents at war :$bfrom Truman to Bush : the gathering of military power to our Commanders in Chief /$cGerald Astor.
260 $aHoboken :$bJohn Wiley & Sons,$c[2006], ©2006.
263 $a0607
300 $axv, 320 pages ;$c25 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 00 $tIntroduction : commander-in-chief -- $gCh. 1.$tThe evolution of war powers and precedents -- $gCh. 2.$tWorld War I, World War II -- $gCh. 3.$tThe Truman years -- $gCh. 4.$tThe reign of Ike -- $gCh. 5.$tCamelot's commander-in-chief -- $gCh. 6.$tThe missile crisis -- $gCh. 7.$tResolution and reverberations -- $gCh. 8.$tLBJ, part of the way -- $gCh. 9.$tDown the slope -- $gCh. 10.$tToward peace with honor -- $gCh. 11.$tPieces of peace -- $gCh. 12.$tThe bitter end -- $gCh. 13.$tIran, Afghanistan, and Lebanon -- $gCh. 14.$tBeirut, Central America and Iran -- $gCh. 15.$tIran-Contra -- $gCh. 16.$tBush One -- $gCh. 17.$tNation-building and genocide -- $gCh. 18.$tPrevention and retaliation -- $gCh. 19.$tBetween Iraq and hard places -- $gCh. 20.$tWinning the war, fighting on -- $gCh. 21.$tPower and abdication.
520 1 $a"Presidents at War is the first book to examine all of America's post-World War II military actions through the lens of the president's authority as commander in chief. Author Gerald Astor analyzes the various presidents' rationales for undeclared warfare, from Truman's citing of an international agreement (the United Nations) to Eisenhower's domino theory, to Kennedy's defense of the Monroe Doctrine, to bald assertions of authority by a commander in chief because of fears of communist expansion, threats to oil in the Middle East, humanitarian concerns in the Balkans, or provocations by terrorists. Each commander in chief served as a precedent for those who followed. Astor contends this cumulative process was accelerated by the September 11, 2001, attacks that led to the war on terrorism, the invasion of Iraq to oust the cruel regime of Saddam Hussein for his alleged possession of weapons of mass destruction, and the potential trampling of civil liberties in the United States."--BOOK JACKET.
650 0 $aPresidents$zUnited States$xHistory$y20th century.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008109605
650 0 $aPresidents$zUnited States$xHistory$y21st century.
651 0 $aUnited States$xForeign relations$y20th century.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140089
651 0 $aUnited States$xForeign relations$y2001-2009.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2001000115
651 0 $aUnited States$xMilitary policy.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140379
651 0 $aUnited States$xHistory, Military.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140338
856 41 $3Table of contents$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip062/2005030780.html
852 00 $bglx$hE176.1$i.A825 2006