MARC Record from Library of Congress

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001 2005030780
003 DLC
005 20080105091616.0
008 051020s2006 nju b 001 0deng
010 $a 2005030780
020 $a0471696552 (cloth)
020 $a9780471696551
035 $a(OCoLC)ocm62152864
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050 00 $aE176.1$b.A825 2006
082 00 $a355/.03357309045$222
100 1 $aAstor, Gerald,$d1926-2007.
245 10 $aPresidents at war :$bfrom Truman to Bush, the gathering of military power to our Commanders in Chief /$cGerald Astor ; foreword by John P. Murtha.
260 $aHoboken, N.J. :$bJohn Wiley & Sons,$cc2006.
300 $axv, 320 p. ;$c25 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 303-306) and index.
505 0 $aCommander-in-chief -- The evolution of war powers and precedents -- World War I, World War II -- The Truman years -- The reign of Ike -- Camelot's Commander in Chief -- The missile crisis -- Resolution and reverberations -- LBJ, part of the way -- Down the slope -- Toward peace with honor -- Pieces of peace -- The bitter end -- Iran, Afghanistan, and Lebanon -- Beirut, Central America and Iran -- Iran-Contra -- Bush One -- Nation-building and genocide -- Prevention and retaliation -- Between Iraq and hard places -- Winning the war, fighting on -- Power and abdication.
650 0 $aPresidents$zUnited States$xHistory$y20th century.
650 0 $aPresidents$zUnited States$xHistory$y21st century.
651 0 $aUnited States$xForeign relations$y20th century.
651 0 $aUnited States$xForeign relations$y2001-
651 0 $aUnited States$xMilitary policy.
651 0 $aUnited States$xHistory, Military.
856 41 $3Table of contents$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip062/2005030780.html
856 42 $3Contributor biographical information$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0740/2005030780-b.html
856 42 $3Publisher description$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0740/2005030780-d.html