Presidents Under Fire: Commanders-In-Chief in Victory and Defeat

by James Arnold and James R. Arnold

Of all the responsibilities of a president, none is greater than his role as commander in chief of the armed forces. Whether the setting is Vietnam, the Persian Gulf, or Bosnia, the president must make agonizing decisions about whether and when to put Americans in harm's way. Some presidents have risen to greatness as commanders in chief. Others have gone down in history as failures because of their military defeats. What makes a successful commander...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0517588633
• ISBN13: 9780517588635
• Release Date: June 1994
• Publisher: Crown Publishing Group (NY)
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.4" x 9.5"