Leaders at war how presidents shape military interventions / [electronic resource] :
Elizabeth N. Saunders.
- Ithaca, N.Y. : Cornell University Press, 2011.
- ix, 302 p. ; 25 cm.
- Cornell studies in security affairs .
Includes bibliographical references (p. [275]-292) and index.
When and how states intervene -- Defining and explaining intervention -- Dwight D. Eisenhower -- John F. Kennedy -- Lyndon B. Johnson -- Before and after the Cold War -- The role of leaders : conclusions and implications.
Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2011. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
War and emergency powers--History--United States--20th century. Politics and war--History--United States--20th century. Presidents--History--United States--20th century. Political leadership--History--United States--20th century. Intervention (International law)--History--20th century.
United States--Military policy--20th century. United States--Foreign relations--1945-1989.