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• catalog abstract "Since 1798, when Congress authorized John Adams to employ the navy to capture armed French vessels preying on American shipping on the Atlantic coast, U.S. presidents have grappled with the crucible of war. Some have dealt with it skillfully while others have tended toward the inept. Some have wanted to exert their war powers while others have shied away from them. Some have been successful while others have not. Never having had their authority clearly defined, the presidents, as commanders in chief, have been allowed to interpret the scope of their involvement in wartime decision making. The question of whether a president can order forces into combat against another nation has never been resolved and precedent supports both sides. "Essentially," says Raymond O'Connor, "the president can do whatever he can get away with." Commanders in Chief, offering a look at the president's constitutional and political roles during wartime, brings together the work of prominent historians. These experts analyze the war powers of the presidency as well as the wartime leadership of six presidents--William McKinley, Woodrow Wilson, Franklin Roosevelt, Harry Truman, Lyndon Johnson, and Richard Nixon. Two of the authors take revisionist views of their subjects. Lewis Gould asserts that McKinley delivered able and talented leadership during the Spanish-American War, while Robert Ferrell criticizes Wilson's leadership during World War I. On the other hand, Warren Kimball confirms the high ranking by most scholars of Roosevelt as the most gifted wartime chief executive of the twentieth century, and Clayton James substantiates Truman's feisty and pragmatic leadership in two conflicts. In Frank Vandiver's essay on Johnson and Stephen Ambrose's on Nixon, the authors emphasize the diversity of challenges the two presidents faced during the controversial Vietnam War. --From publisher's description.".
• catalog contributor b4737766.
• catalog coverage "United States History, Military 20th century.".
• catalog created "c1993.".
• catalog date "1993".
• catalog date "c1993.".
• catalog dateCopyrighted "c1993.".
• catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
• catalog description "Since 1798, when Congress authorized John Adams to employ the navy to capture armed French vessels preying on American shipping on the Atlantic coast, U.S. presidents have grappled with the crucible of war. Some have dealt with it skillfully while others have tended toward the inept. Some have wanted to exert their war powers while others have shied away from them. Some have been successful while others have not. Never having had their authority clearly defined, the presidents, as commanders in chief, have been allowed to interpret the scope of their involvement in wartime decision making. The question of whether a president can order forces into combat against another nation has never been resolved and precedent supports both sides. "Essentially," says Raymond O'Connor, "the president can do whatever he can get away with." Commanders in Chief, offering a look at the president's constitutional and political roles during wartime, brings together the work of prominent historians. These experts analyze the war powers of the presidency as well as the wartime leadership of six presidents--William McKinley, Woodrow Wilson, Franklin Roosevelt, Harry Truman, Lyndon Johnson, and Richard Nixon. Two of the authors take revisionist views of their subjects. Lewis Gould asserts that McKinley delivered able and talented leadership during the Spanish-American War, while Robert Ferrell criticizes Wilson's leadership during World War I. On the other hand, Warren Kimball confirms the high ranking by most scholars of Roosevelt as the most gifted wartime chief executive of the twentieth century, and Clayton James substantiates Truman's feisty and pragmatic leadership in two conflicts. In Frank Vandiver's essay on Johnson and Stephen Ambrose's on Nixon, the authors emphasize the diversity of challenges the two presidents faced during the controversial Vietnam War. --From publisher's description.".
• catalog description "The president as commander in chief : a study in power / Norman A. Graebner -- William McKinley : "the man at the helm" / Lewis L. Gould -- Woodrow Wilson : a misfit in office? / Robert H. Ferrell -- Franklin Roosevelt : "Dr. Win-the-War" / Warren F. Kimball -- Harry S. Truman : the two-war chief / D. Clayton James -- Lyndon Johnson : a reluctant hawk / Frank E. Vandiver -- Richard Nixon : a belligerent dove / Stephen E. Ambrose -- Epilogue : the war presidents / Roger A. Beaumont.".
• catalog extent "xvii, 226 p. :".
• catalog hasFormat "Commanders in chief.".
• catalog identifier "0700605789 (alk. paper) :".
• catalog identifier "0700605797 (pbk. : alk. paper) :".
• catalog isFormatOf "Commanders in chief.".
• catalog isPartOf "Modern war studies".
• catalog issued "1993".
• catalog issued "c1993.".
• catalog language "eng".
• catalog publisher "Lawrence, KS : University Press of Kansas,".
• catalog relation "Commanders in chief.".
• catalog spatial "United States History, Military 20th century.".
• catalog spatial "United States".
• catalog subject "973.9/092/2 20".
• catalog subject "E745 .C65 1993".
• catalog subject "Presidents United States History 20th century.".
• catalog tableOfContents "The president as commander in chief : a study in power / Norman A. Graebner -- William McKinley : "the man at the helm" / Lewis L. Gould -- Woodrow Wilson : a misfit in office? / Robert H. Ferrell -- Franklin Roosevelt : "Dr. Win-the-War" / Warren F. Kimball -- Harry S. Truman : the two-war chief / D. Clayton James -- Lyndon Johnson : a reluctant hawk / Frank E. Vandiver -- Richard Nixon : a belligerent dove / Stephen E. Ambrose -- Epilogue : the war presidents / Roger A. Beaumont.".
• catalog title "Commanders in chief : presidential leadership in modern wars / edited by Joseph G. Dawson III ; foreword by Raymond G. O'Connor.".
• catalog type "History. fast".
• catalog type "Military history. fast".
• catalog type "text".