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Elusive Victories
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Author : Andrew J. Polsky
language : en
Publisher: OUP USA
Release Date : 2012-05-30
Elusive Victories written by Andrew J. Polsky and has been published by OUP USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-05-30 with History categories.
A penetrating analysis of the multiple dimensions of presidential leadership in wartime
Elusive Victories
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Author : Andrew J. Polsky
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2012-05-30
Elusive Victories written by Andrew J. Polsky and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-05-30 with Political Science categories.
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 presidents, writes Andrew J. Polsky in this seminal book. As Polsky shows, when commanders-in-chief do try to control wartime events, more often than not they fail utterly. In Elusive Victories, Polsky provides a fascinating study of six wartime presidents, drawing larger lessons about the limits of the power of the White House during armed conflict. He examines, in turn, Lincoln, Woodrow Wilson, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon, George W. Bush, and Barack Obama, showing how each gravely overestimated his power as commander-in-chief. In each case, these presidents' resources did not match the key challenges that recur from war to war. Both Lincoln and Johnson intervened in military operations, giving orders to specific units; yet both struggled with the rising unpopularity of their conflicts. Both Wilson and Bush entered hostilities with idealistic agendas for the aftermath, yet found themselves helpless to enact them. With insight and clarity, Polsky identifies overarching issues that will inform current and future policymakers. The single most important dynamic, he writes, is the erosion of a president's freedom of action. Each decision propels him down a path from which he cannot turn back. When George W. Bush rejected the idea of invading Iraq with 400,000 troops, he could not send such a force two years later as the insurgency spread. In the final chapter, Polsky examines Barack Obama's options in light of these conclusions, and considers how the experiences of the past might inform the world we face now. Elusive Victories is the first book to provide a comprehensive account of presidential leadership during wartime, highlighting the key dangers that presidents have ignored at their peril.
Elusive Victories
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Author : Andrew Joseph Polsky
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2012
Elusive Victories written by Andrew Joseph Polsky and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with Presidents categories.
In 'Elusive Victories', Polsky provides a fascinating study of seven wartime presidents, drawing larger lessons about the limits of the power of the White House during armed conflict. He examines, in turn, Abraham Lincoln, Woodrow Wilson, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon, George W. Bush, and Barack Obama, showing how each gravely overestimated his power as commander-in-chief. In each case, these presidents' resources did not match the key challenges that recur from war to war.
Elusive Victory By E W Swanton
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Author : E. w Swanton
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1951
Elusive Victory By E W Swanton written by E. w Swanton and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1951 with categories.
The Presidency And The Political System
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Author : Michael Nelson
language : en
Publisher: CQ Press
Release Date : 2018-03-08
The Presidency And The Political System written by Michael Nelson and has been published by CQ Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-03-08 with Political Science categories.
"An excellent introduction for students to the key theories and approaches political scientists use to study the presidency." —Bryan McQuide, Grand View University Written by top-notch presidency scholars and carefully edited into a text-reader format, The Presidency and the Political System, Eleventh Edition showcases a collection of original essays focused on a range of topics, institutions, and issues relevant to understanding the American presidency. Author Michael Nelson rigorously edits each contribution to present students with a set of analytical yet accessible chapters and contextual headnotes introducing each essay. Students will read about different approaches to studying the presidency, the elements of presidential power, presidential selection, presidents and politics, and presidents and government. The highly anticipated Eleventh Edition of this text fully incorporates coverage of Obama′s second term and the major shifts represented by the new Trump administration.
Elusive Victory
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Author : Mary Christopher
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1982
Elusive Victory written by Mary Christopher and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1982 with categories.
Key To The Sinai
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Author : George Walter Gawrych
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1990
Key To The Sinai written by George Walter Gawrych and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990 with Abu Ageila, Battle of, Abū ʻUjaylah, Egypt, 1956 categories.
An Elusive Victory
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Author : Aubrey L. Haines
language : en
Publisher: Falcon Guides
Release Date : 1999
An Elusive Victory written by Aubrey L. Haines and has been published by Falcon Guides this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with Big Hole, Battle of the, Mont., 1877 categories.
Now back in print. Haines, a noted historian, compiled and synthesized the many written and first-person accounts that make this the best-documented battle of the Indian Wars. An Elusive Victory is the only exhaustive history of this landmark battle in the Nez Perce War of 1877.
Elusive Victory
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Author : Trevor Nevitt Dupuy
language : en
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Release Date : 1978
Elusive Victory written by Trevor Nevitt Dupuy and has been published by HarperCollins Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1978 with History categories.
Elusive Victory
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Author : Mary Mackie
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1982
Elusive Victory written by Mary Mackie and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1982 with Automobile rallies categories.
