{"product_id":"presidential-decisions-for-war-korea-vietnam-the-persian-gulf-and-iraq-paperback","title":"Presidential Decisions for War: Korea, Vietnam, the Persian Gulf, and Iraq - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGary R. Hess\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFollowing World War II, Americans expected that the United States would wage another major war against a superpower. Instead, the nation has fought limited wars against much weaker states, such as North Korea, North Vietnam, and Iraq. This revised and updated edition of \u003ci\u003ePresidential Decisions for War\u003c\/i\u003e analyzes the means by which four presidents have taken the nation to war and assesses the effectiveness of each president's leadership during those conflicts. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGary Hess recreates the unfolding crises in Korea, Vietnam, and Iraq to probe the reasons why Presidents Truman, Johnson, George H. W. Bush, and George W. Bush and their advisors decided in favor of war. He compares the performance of the commanders-in-chief and evaluates how effectively each understood U.S. interests, explored alternatives to war, adhered to constitutional processes, and built congressional, popular, and international support. A new conclusion points out, that unlike the administrations of Truman, Johnson, and the elder Bush, George W. Bush's White House actively sought to change the international order through preemptive war and aggressive democracy building. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFully revised and featuring an examination of how each of the presidents learned from history and juggled the demands on diplomacy, this comparative study of presidential war-making elucidates how effective executive leadership--or its absence--directly affects the outcome of wars.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGary R. Hess\u003c\/b\u003e is a Distinguished Research Professor of History at Bowling Green State University. His published works include \u003ci\u003eThe United States at War, 1941-1945; Vietnam and the United States: Origins and Legacy of War; The United States' Emergence as a Southeast Asia Power, 1940-1950; \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e America Encounters India, 1941-1947\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 344\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.84 x 8.96 x 6.48 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 01, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51818001367328,"sku":"9780801891243","price":54.63,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/3dff23faa92866ef93c5009ad2ee331e.webp?v=1781114407","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/presidential-decisions-for-war-korea-vietnam-the-persian-gulf-and-iraq-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}