Presidents and Their Generals : : An American History of Command in War /

Presidents and Their Generals : : An American History of Command in War / / Matthew Moten.

Since World War II, the United States has been engaged in near-constant military conflict abroad, often with ill-defined objectives, ineffectual strategy, and uncertain benefits. In this era of limited congressional oversight and "wars of choice," the executive and the armed services have...

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Moten, Matthew,
Place / Publishing House:Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2014]
©2014
Year of Publication:2014
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (416 p.) :; 1 halftone
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • Preface
  • INTRODUCTION
  • I. SETTING PRECEDENTS
  • 1. George Washington and the Continental Congress
  • 2. Adams, Washington, and Hamilton
  • 3. Mr. Madison's War
  • 4. Polk against His Generals
  • 5. Lincoln's Letter to Hooker
  • II. THE POLITICS OF COLLABORATION
  • 6. Lincoln and Grant
  • 7. The Pershing Paradox
  • 8. Roosevelt, Marshall, and Hopkins
  • III. THE PERILS OF PARTISANSHIP
  • 9. Exit MacArthur
  • 10. Taylor's Theory
  • 11. Powell's Doctrine
  • 12. Rumsfeld's Assumptions
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • Index

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