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Elusive Victories
Andrew J. Polsky
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Description for Elusive Victories
hardcover. A penetrating analysis of the multiple dimensions of presidential leadership in wartime Num Pages: 456 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 158 x 36. Weight in Grams: 740.
On April 4, 1864, Abraham Lincoln made a shocking admission about his presidency during the Civil War. "I claim not to have controlled events," he wrote in a letter, "but confess plainly that events have controlled me." Lincoln's words carry an invaluable lesson for wartime presidents, writes Andrew J. Polsky in this seminal book. As Polsky shows, when commanders-in-chief do try to control wartime events, more often than not they fail utterly. In Elusive Victories, Polsky provides a fascinating study of six wartime presidents, drawing larger lessons about the limits of the power of the White House during ... Read more
On April 4, 1864, Abraham Lincoln made a shocking admission about his presidency during the Civil War. "I claim not to have controlled events," he wrote in a letter, "but confess plainly that events have controlled me." Lincoln's words carry an invaluable lesson for wartime presidents, writes Andrew J. Polsky in this seminal book. As Polsky shows, when commanders-in-chief do try to control wartime events, more often than not they fail utterly. In Elusive Victories, Polsky provides a fascinating study of six wartime presidents, drawing larger lessons about the limits of the power of the White House during ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
456
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780199860937
SKU
9780199860937
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About Andrew J. Polsky
Andrew J. Polsky is Professor of Political Science at Hunter College and the CUNY Graduate Center. A former editor of the journal Polity, he is the author of The Rise of the Therapeutic State.
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