Presidents of War: The Epic Story, from 1807 to Modern Times

by Michael R. Beschloss

Book Overview

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - From a preeminent presidential historian comes a "superb and important" (The New York Times Book Review) saga of America's wartime chief executives

"Fascinating and heartbreaking . . . timely . . . Beschloss's broad scope lets you draw important crosscutting lessons about presidential leadership."--Bill Gates

Widely acclaimed and ten years in the making, Michael Beschloss's...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0307409600
• ISBN13: 9780307409607
• Release Date: October 2018
• Publisher: Crown Publishing Group (NY)
• Length: 752 Pages
• Weight: 2.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.0" x 6.5" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

An ever-timely examination of war and how presidents shape and are shaped by it.

Drawing from a broad range of sources, presidential historian Michael Beschloss highlights how nine American Presidents led during times of war… some as events were forced on them, while others forced the conflicts to occur. The presidents highlighted, their place in succession, the war or conflict and years it covered, and chapters in the 2018 edition, include… Thomas Jefferson [3], the Chesapeake–Leopard affair (1807): ch 1. James Madison [4], War of 1812 (1812-1815): ch 2 & 3. James Polk [11], Mexican-American War (1846-1848): ch 4 & 5. Abraham Lincoln [16], Civil War (1861-1865): ch 6 & 7. William McKinley [25], Spanish-American War (1898): ch 8 & 9. Woodrow Wilson [28], World War One (1914-1918): ch 10 & 11. Franklin Roosevelt [32], World War Two (1939-1945): ch 12 & 13. Harry Truman [33], Korean War (1950-1953): ch 14 & 15. Lyndon Johnson [36], Vietnam War (1965-1973): ch 16 & 17.