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Author:

Saunders, Elizabeth N. (Elizabeth Nathan), 1978-

Title:

Leaders at war : how presidents shape military interventions / Elizabeth N. Saunders.

Publisher:

Cornell University Press,

Copyright Date:

2011

Description:

ix, 302 p. ; 25 cm.

Subject:

War and emergency powers--United States--History--20th century.
Politics and war--United States--History--20th century.
Presidents--United States--History--20th century.
Political leadership--United States--History--20th century.
Intervention (International law)--History--20th century.
United States--History--History--20th century.
United States--Foreign relations--1945-1989.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [275]-292) and index.

Contents:

When and how states intervene -- Defining and explaining intervention -- Dwight D. Eisenhower -- John F. Kennedy -- Lyndon B. Johnson -- Before and after the Cold War -- The role of leaders : conclusions and implications.

Series:

Cornell studies in security affairs

ISBN:

0801449227 (alk. paper)
9780801449222 (alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)666573613

LCCN:

2010040738

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

OIAX792 -- Grinnell College (Grinnell)