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- 2006009749 abstract "This is a story of ever-expanding presidential powers in an age of unwinnable wars. Harry Truman and Korea, Lyndon Johnson and Vietnam, George W. Bush and Iraq: three presidents, three ever broader interpretations of the commander-in-chief clause of the Constitution, three unwinnable wars, and three presidential secrets. Presidential biographer and military historian Perret places these men and events in the larger context of the post-World War II world to establish their collective legacy: a presidency so powerful it undermines the checks and balances built into the Constitution, thereby creating a permanent threat to the Constitution itself. Since World War II wars have become tests of stamina rather than strength, and more likely than not they sow the seeds of future wars--yet recent American presidents have chosen to place their country in the forefront of fighting them.--From publisher description.".
- 2006009749 contributor B10417159.
- 2006009749 coverage "United States History, Military 20th century.".
- 2006009749 coverage "United States History, Military 21st century.".
- 2006009749 created "2007.".
- 2006009749 date "2007".
- 2006009749 date "2007.".
- 2006009749 dateCopyrighted "2007.".
- 2006009749 description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [393]-416) and index.".
- 2006009749 description "This is a story of ever-expanding presidential powers in an age of unwinnable wars. Harry Truman and Korea, Lyndon Johnson and Vietnam, George W. Bush and Iraq: three presidents, three ever broader interpretations of the commander-in-chief clause of the Constitution, three unwinnable wars, and three presidential secrets. Presidential biographer and military historian Perret places these men and events in the larger context of the post-World War II world to establish their collective legacy: a presidency so powerful it undermines the checks and balances built into the Constitution, thereby creating a permanent threat to the Constitution itself. Since World War II wars have become tests of stamina rather than strength, and more likely than not they sow the seeds of future wars--yet recent American presidents have chosen to place their country in the forefront of fighting them.--From publisher description.".
- 2006009749 extent "x, 436 p., [16] p. of plates :".
- 2006009749 identifier "0374102171 (hardcover : alk. paper)".
- 2006009749 identifier "9780374102173 (hardcover : alk. paper)".
- 2006009749 identifier 2006009749-b.html.
- 2006009749 identifier 2006009749-d.html.
- 2006009749 identifier 2006009749-s.html.
- 2006009749 identifier 2006009749.html.
- 2006009749 issued "2007".
- 2006009749 issued "2007.".
- 2006009749 language "eng".
- 2006009749 publisher "New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux,".
- 2006009749 spatial "United States History, Military 20th century.".
- 2006009749 spatial "United States History, Military 21st century.".
- 2006009749 spatial "United States".
- 2006009749 subject "355.020973/09045 22".
- 2006009749 subject "Bush, George W. (George Walker), 1946-".
- 2006009749 subject "E745 .P395 2007".
- 2006009749 subject "Intervention (International law)".
- 2006009749 subject "Iraq War, 2003-2011.".
- 2006009749 subject "Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973.".
- 2006009749 subject "Korean War, 1950-1953.".
- 2006009749 subject "Presidents United States History.".
- 2006009749 subject "Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972.".
- 2006009749 subject "Vietnam War, 1961-1975.".
- 2006009749 title "Commander in chief : how Truman, Johnson, and Bush turned a presidential power into a threat to America's future / Geoffrey Perret.".
- 2006009749 type "text".