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Presidents and their generals : an American history of command in war / Matthew Moten.

Author/creator Moten, Matthew, 1960-
Format Book and Print
Publication Info Cambridge, Massachusetts : The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2014.
Descriptionx, 443 pages ; 25 cm
Subject(s)
Contents I. Setting precedents -- George Washington and the Continental Congress -- Adams, Washington, and Hamilton -- Mr. Madison's war -- Polk against his generals -- Lincoln's letter to Hooker -- The politics of collaboration -- Lincoln and Grant -- The pershing paradox -- Roosevelt, Marshall, and Hopkins -- The perils of partisanship -- Exit MacArthur -- Taylor's theory -- Powell's doctrine -- Rumsfeld's assumptions.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Genre/formHistory.
Genre/formMilitary history.
LCCN 2014009057
ISBN9780674058149 (alkaline paper)
ISBN0674058143 (alkaline paper)

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