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Summary:

The Road to War examines how presidential commitments can lead to the use of American military force, and to war. Marvin Kalb notes that since World War II, "presidents have relied more on commitments, public and private, than they have on declarations of war, even though the U.S. Constitution declares rather unambiguously that Congress has the responsibility to "declare" war.

Table of Contents:

• Truman's war in Korea
• The hatching of an American "commitment"
• Eisenhower: "My God, we must not lose Asia!"
• Kennedy: the coup that failed
• Johnson: "Let us continue"
• Nixon: "There is no way to win this war"
• One way or the other: getting out, finally
• "Honorable exit" or "decent interval"
• The Israel model: unprecedented and unpredictable
• Where are they now?

Author/Creator:

Kalb, Marvin L.

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Main Work:

The road to war: presidential commitments honored and betrayed [by Kalb, M.L.]

Subjects:

United States — Military policy — History — 20th century

United States — Military relations — Korea (South)

Korea (South) — Military relations — United States

United States — Military relations — Vietnam (Republic)

Vietnam (Republic) — Military relations — United States

United States — Military relations — Israel

Israel — Military relations — United States

Presidents — United States — History — 20th century

Political leadership — United States — History — 20th century

General Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-260) and index.
Description based on print version record.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Call Numbers:

E840.4 .K36 2013eb

ISBNs:

9780815724438 (electronic bk.)
0815724438 (electronic bk.)
9780815724933 (hardcover, alk. paper) [Invalid]
0815724934 (hardcover, alk. paper) [Invalid]

OCLC Numbers:

844939266

Other Control Numbers:

EBC1186368 (source: MiAaPQ)
[Unknown Type]: ybp10705277