Presidential Decisions for War: Korea, Vietnam, the Persian Gulf, and IraqJHU Press, 2009年3月1日 - 344 頁 Following World War II, Americans expected that the United States would wage another major war against a superpower. Instead, the nation has fought limited wars against much weaker states, such as North Korea, North Vietnam, and Iraq. This revised and updated edition of Presidential Decisions for War analyzes the means by which four presidents have taken the nation to war and assesses the effectiveness of each president's leadership during those conflicts. Gary Hess recreates the unfolding crises in Korea, Vietnam, and Iraq to probe the reasons why Presidents Truman, Johnson, George H. W. Bush, and George W. Bush and their advisors decided in favor of war. He compares the performance of the commanders-in-chief and evaluates how effectively each understood U.S. interests, explored alternatives to war, adhered to constitutional processes, and built congressional, popular, and international support. A new conclusion points out, that unlike the administrations of Truman, Johnson, and the elder Bush, George W. Bush's White House actively sought to change the international order through preemptive war and aggressive democracy building. Fully revised and featuring an examination of how each of the presidents learned from history and juggled the demands on diplomacy, this comparative study of presidential war-making elucidates how effective executive leadership—or its absence—directly affects the outcome of wars. |
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第 1 到 5 筆結果,共 59 筆
... Strategy of Wishful Thinking George H. W. Bush and the Persian Gulf Crisis: “This aggression will not stand” George H. W. Bush as Commander in Chief: The Imperatives of Coalition Warfare George W. Bush and the Second Crisis with Iraq ...
... strategic thought, America's principal concerns were the occupation of Japan and the Chinese civil war. These priorities left few resources for places like Korea, yet the Truman administration moved toward solidifying the US. position ...
... strategic position in Asia by increasing US. forces in and military assistance to the Philippines and accelerating military assistance to the French in Indochina. At the same time, he sought to defuse the situation between the Chinese ...
... strategic move” aimed at reducing US. influence throughout the region. Accordingly, American officials assumed that Moscow anticipated multiple benefits from a North Korean victory. They also believed, however, that Stalin had expected ...
... strategic considerations. He believed that his power as commander in chief and the obligations of US. membership in the United Nations provided sufficient authority to send American forces to Korea. He was determined to uphold the ...
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Decision by Indecision | |
America keeps | |
The Strategy | |
This aggression | |
The Imperatives | |
Time is not | |
History Overpowers | |
Bibliographical Essay | |
Index | |