Elusive victories : the American presidency at war /

On April 4, 1864, Abraham Lincoln made a shocking admission about his presidency during the Civil War. "I claim not to have controlled events," he wrote in a letter, "but confess plainly that events have controlled me." Lincoln's words carry an invaluable lesson for wartime...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Polsky, Andrew Joseph
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Oxford University Press, 2012.
Temas:
Presidents > United States > History.
War and emergency powers > United States > History.
War and emergency powers > United States > Case studies.
Présidents > États-Unis > Histoire.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Process > Leadership.
Presidents.
War and emergency powers.
United States.
Case studies.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • Lincoln casts a shadow
  • A war to transform the world: Woodrow Wilson
  • Freedom of action: Franklin Roosevelt
  • Staying the course: Lyndon Johnson and Richard Nixon
  • The perils of optimism: George W. Bush
  • Inheriting a bad hand: Barack Obama
  • Conclusion: past and future.

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