Saunders, Elizabeth N. 1978-

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.


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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.


Electronic books.

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