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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Bibliographic Details
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.

Table of Contents:

Torrent of passion
Man of straw
The most glorious war
The country is now virtually ours
A presidential war
Fort Sumter
Blood flowing all about me
Maine blown up
We must keep what we want
The world is on fire
Salvation of mankind
How could this thing happen?
The survival war
I am going to let them have it
I didn't ask their permission
We got slapped
I don't have a parachute.