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LEADER: 01588cam 22003018a 4500
001 2005030780
003 DLC
005 20051024162905.0
008 051020s2006 nju b 001 0deng
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020 $a0471696552 (cloth)
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050 00 $aE176.1$b.A825 2006
082 00 $a355/.03357309045$222
100 1 $aAstor, Gerald,$d1926-
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,$cc2006.
263 $a0607
300 $ap. cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $aCommander-in-chief -- Evolution of war powers and precedents -- WW I, WW 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 -- Towards peace with honor -- Pieces of peace -- The bitter end -- Iran, Afghanistan, 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.