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An edition of Presidents of War (2018)

Presidents of War

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Presidential historian Michael Beschloss uses original letters, diaries, declassified documents, and interviews to bring us into the room and into the minds of a procession of Chief Executives who took the nation into major conflicts, mobilized Americans for victory, and seized greater power for themselves. From James Madison and the War of 1812 to Lyndon Johnson and Vietnam, we see these leaders struggling with Congress, the courts, the press, their own advisers, and antiwar protesters; seeking comfort from their spouses, families, and friends; and dropping to their knees in prayer. We come to understand how these Presidents were able to withstand the pressures of war -- both physically and emotionally -- or were broken by them.

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Crown
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English
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739

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Political leadership, Presidents, HISTORY, Strategy, United States, Military History, Military, General, Executive power, History, Presidents, united states, United states, history, military, nyt:combined-print-and-e-book-nonfiction=2018-10-28, New York Times bestseller, New York Times reviewed, HISTORY / Military / United States, HISTORY / Military / Strategy, HISTORY / United States / General, Large type books

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Presidents of War: The Epic Story, from 1807 to Modern Times
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Presidents of War
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Table of Contents

"Torrent of passion"
"Man of straw"
"The most glorious war"
"The country is now virtually ours"
"A presidential war"
Fort Sumter
"Blood flowing all about me"
"Maine blown up"
"We must keep what we want"
"The world is on fire"
"Salvation of mankind"
"How could this thing happen?"
"The survival war"
"I am going to let them have it"
"I don't ask their permission"
"We got slapped"
"I do not have a parachute."

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Copyright Date
2018

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
355.00973
Library of Congress
E176.1 .B475 2018, E176.1.B475 2018

The Physical Object

Pagination
xi, 739 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates :
Number of pages
739

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OL26692646M
ISBN 10
0307409600, 0804137013
ISBN 13
9780307409607, 9780804137010
LCCN
2018007697
OCLC/WorldCat
1018071639

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