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02479aam a2200361 i 4500 001 81A878F8D50911ED809EF8C350ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20230407010025 008 190831t20192018nyuaf b 001 0 eng d 020 $a 0307409619 020 $a 9780307409614 035 $a (OCoLC)1114426282 040 $a YDX $b eng $e rda $c YDX $d PX0 $d OCLCF $d IAZ $d OCLCQ $d OCLCO $d JIN $d SILO 043 $a n-us--- 050 4 $a E176.1 $b .B475 2019 082 04 $a 355.00973 $2 23 100 1 $a Beschloss, Michael R. 245 10 $a Presidents of war / $c Michael Beschloss. 246 14 $a Presidents of war : the epic story, from 1807 to modern times 250 $a First paperback edition. 264 1 $a New York, NY : $b BDWY, Broadway Books, $c [2019] 300 $a xi, 739 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : $b illustrations (some color) ; $c 24 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 00 $g Epilogue. $t I do not have a parachute -- $t Torrent of passion -- $t Man of straw -- $t Most glorious war -- $t Country is now virtually ours -- $t Presidential war -- $t Fort Sumter -- $t Blood flowing all about me -- $t Maine blown up -- $t We must keep what we want -- $t World is on fire -- $t Salvation of mankind -- $t How could this thing happen? -- $t Survival war -- $t I am going to let them have it -- $t I don't ask their permission -- $t We got slapped -- $t I do not have a parachute -- $g Epilogue. 520 $a Presidential historian Michael Beschloss uses original letters, diaries, declassified documents, and interviews to bring us into the room and into the minds of a procession of Chief Executives who took the nation into major conflicts, mobilized Americans for victory, and seized greater power for themselves. From James Madison and the War of 1812 to Lyndon Johnson and Vietnam, we see these leaders struggling with Congress, the courts, the press, their own advisers, and antiwar protesters; seeking comfort from their spouses, families, and friends; and dropping to their knees in prayer. We come to understand how these Presidents were able to withstand the pressures of war -- both physically and emotionally -- or were broken by them. 650 8 $a Presidents $x History. 650 8 $a Political leadership $x History. 650 8 $a Executive power $x History. 651 8 $a United States $x Military history. 941 $a 1 952 $l GUPF501 $d 20230407010454.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=81A878F8D50911ED809EF8C350ECA4DB 994 $a C0 $b JINInitiate Another SILO Locator Search