Making War, Thinking History : Munich, Vietnam, and Presidential Uses of Force from Korea to Kosovo.

In examining the influence of historical analogies on decisions to use--or not use--force, military strategist Jeffrey Record assesses every major application of U.S. force from the Korean War to the NATO war on Serbia. Specifically, he looks at the influence of two analogies: the democracies? appea...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Record, Jeffrey
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Naval Institute Press, 2014.
Temas:
Since 1900
Presidents > United States > History > 20th century.
Executive power > United States > History > 20th century.
Présidents > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Pouvoir exécutif > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Executive power
Military policy
Presidents
United States > Foreign relations > 1945-1989 > Decision making.
United States > Foreign relations > 1989- > Decision making.
United States > Military policy.
États-Unis > Relations extérieures > 1945-1989 > Prise de décision.
États-Unis > Relations extérieures > 1989- > Prise de décision.
United States
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:In examining the influence of historical analogies on decisions to use--or not use--force, military strategist Jeffrey Record assesses every major application of U.S. force from the Korean War to the NATO war on Serbia. Specifically, he looks at the influence of two analogies: the democracies? appeasement of Hitler at Munich and America's defeat in the Vietnam War. His book judges the utility of these two analogies on presidential decision-making and finds considerable misuse of them in situations where force was optional. He points to the Johnson administration's application of the Munich ana.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (217 pages)
ISBN:9781612515816
1612515819

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