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Presidents of War /

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 thems...

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Main Author:	Beschloss, Michael R. (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Crown, [2018]
Edition:	First edition.
Subjects:	Presidents > United States > History. Political leadership > United States > History. Executive power > United States > History. United States > History, Military. HISTORY / Military / United States. HISTORY / Military / Strategy. HISTORY / United States / General.

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