When presidents fight the last war : the Oval Office, sunk costs, and wartime decision-making since Vietnam /
"Many still see the Vietnam War catastrophe as the ultimate cautionary tale for US presidents faced with wartime decisions. A singular focus on Vietnam, however, overlooks the seismic shift in strategy following attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon on September 11, 2001. When Presiden...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Lexington :
The University Press of Kentucky,
[2025]
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| Summary: | "Many still see the Vietnam War catastrophe as the ultimate cautionary tale for US presidents faced with wartime decisions. A singular focus on Vietnam, however, overlooks the seismic shift in strategy following attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon on September 11, 2001. When Presidents Fight the Last War: The Oval Office, Sunk Costs, and Wartime Decision-Making since Vietnam is a groundbreaking work that draws on high-level interviews and archival materials to show how recent presidential decisions to cut losses or double down on military conflicts abroad have been made with the goal of avoiding either another Vietnam or another 9/11."-Amazon.com |
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| Physical Description: | 243 pages : illustrations, charts (chiefly black and white) ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Contains bibliographical references and index ([191]-243) |
| ISBN: | 9781985902787 1985902788 9781985902770 198590277X |