Presidential decisions for war : Korea, Vietnam, and the Persian Gulf / Gary R. Hess.
نوع المادة : نصالسلاسل:The American momentالناشر:Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2001وصف:xiv, 262 pages : maps ; 24 cmنوع المحتوى:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 0801865158
- 0801865166 (pbk)
- United States -- Foreign relations -- 1945-1989 -- Decision making -- Case studies
- United States -- Foreign relations -- 1989-1993 -- Decision making -- Case studies
- Presidents -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Cold War
- Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972
- Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973
- Bush, George, 1924-
- United States -- Military policy -- 20th century -- Case studies
- Intervention (International law) -- History -- 20th century -- Case studies
- E744 H495 2001
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كتاب | UAE Federation Library | مكتبة اتحاد الإمارات General Collection | المجموعات العامة | E744 H495 2001 (إستعراض الرف(يفتح أدناه)) | C.1 | Library Use Only | داخل المكتبة فقط | 30010000042266 |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [231]-255) and index.
Introduction: Presidential Leadership and International Crises -- 1. Truman and the Korean Crisis: "We can't let the U.N. down" -- 2. Truman as Commander in Chief: Decision by Indecision -- 3. Johnson and the Vietnam Crisis: "America keeps her word" -- 4. Johnson as Commander in Chief: The Strategy of Wishful Thinking -- 5. Bush and the Persian Gulf Crisis: "This aggression will not stand" -- 6. Bush as Commander in Chief: The Imperatives of Coalition Warfare -- Conclusion: Three Presidents and Their Wars.
"In 1950, Americans expected that the United States would wage another major war in the near future. Instead, over the course of the next half-century, they fought limited wars against minor powers: North Korea, North Vietnam, and Iraq. In Presidential Decisions for War, Gary R. Hess explores the ways in which Presidents Truman, Johnson, and Bush took America into these wars.
He recreates the unfolding crises in Korea, Vietnam, and the Persian Gulf, explaining why the presidents and their advisers concluded that the use of military power was ultimately necessary to uphold U.S. security. The decisions for war are then evaluated in terms of how effectively the president assessed U.S. interests, explored alternatives to war, adhered to constitutional processes, and built congressional, popular, and international support."--BOOK JACKET.