Elusive victories the American presidency at war / [electronic resource] :
Andrew J. Polsky.
- New York : Oxford University Press, 2012.
- vii, 445 p.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- Lincoln casts a shadow -- A war to transform the world: Woodrow Wilson -- Freedom of action: Franklin Roosevelt -- Staying the course: Lyndon Johnson and Richard Nixon -- The perils of optimism: George W. Bush -- Inheriting a bad hand: Barack Obama -- Conclusion: past and future.
Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2011. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
Presidents--History.--United States War and emergency powers--History.--United States War and emergency powers--United States--Case studies.