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Elusive victories : the American presidency at war /

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On April 4, 1864, Abraham Lincoln made a shocking admission about his presidency during the Civil War. "I claim not to have controlled events," he wrote in a letter, "but confess plainly that events have controlled me." Lincoln's words carry an invaluable lesson for wartime...

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Main Author: Polsky, Andrew Joseph
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, 2012.
Subjects:
Presidents > United States > History.
War and emergency powers > United States > History.
War and emergency powers > United States > Case studies.
Présidents > États-Unis > Histoire.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Process > Leadership.
Presidents
War and emergency powers
United States
Electronic books.
Case studies
History
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