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100 1 $aBeschloss, Michael R.
245 10$aPresidents of War /$cMichael Beschloss.
250 $a1st ed.
260 $aNew York :$bCrown,$cc2018.
300 $axi, 739 p., [32] p. of plates :$bill. ;$c24 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [591]-695) and index.
505 0 $aTorrent of passion -- Man of straw -- The most glorious war -- The country is almost 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 have happened? -- The survival war -- I am going to let them have it -- I didn't ask their permission -- We got slapped -- I don't see any way of winning.
520 $a"From a preeminent presidential historian comes a groundbreaking and often surprising narrative of America's wartime chief executives"--$cProvided by publisher.
520 $a"From a preeminent presidential historian comes a groundbreaking and often surprising saga of America's wartime chief executives. Ten years in the research and writing, Presidents of Waris a fresh, magisterial, intimate look at a procession of American leaders as they took the nation into conflict and mobilized their country for victory. It brings us into the room as they make the most difficult decisions that face any President, at times sending hundreds of thousands of American men and women to their deaths. From James Madison and the War of 1812 to recent times, we see them struggling with Congress, the courts, the press, their own advisors and antiwar protesters; seeking comfort from their spouses, families and friends; and dropping to their knees in prayer. We come to understand how these Presidents were able to withstand the pressures of war--both physically and emotionally--or were broken by them. Beschloss's interviews with surviving participants in the drama and his findings in original letters, diaries, once-classified national security documents, and other sources help him to tell this story in a way it has not been told before.Presidents of Warcombines the sense of being there with the overarching context of two centuries of American history. This important book shows how far we have traveled from the time of our Founders, who tried to constrain presidential power, to our modern day, when a single leader has the potential to launch nuclear weapons that can destroy much of the human race"--$cProvided by publisher.
650 0$aExecutive power$zUnited States$xHistory.
650 0$aPolitical leadership$zUnited States$xHistory.
650 0$aPresidents$zUnited States$vHistory.
651 0$aUnited States$xHistory, Military.