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Determined to preserve the Union, Commander-in-Chief Lincoln waged war, suspended habeas corpus, tried civilians before military tribunals, and performed other actions that went beyond the scope of the U.S. Constitution and existing laws. A self-taught military strategist and tactician, Lincoln arguably developed a better grasp of battlefield realities than the pedestrian top-brass who remained after West Point's best chose to defend their Southern...
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1973.
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English
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A brilliant examination of the growth of presidential power from George Washington to George W. Bush, by a Pulitzer Prize winning historian (Newsweek). From two-time Pulitzer Prize winning historian Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr., comes one of the most important and influential investigations of the American presidency. The Imperial Presidency traces the growth of presidential power over two centuries, from George Washington to George W. Bush, examining...
12) Making war: the 200-year-old battle between the President and Congress over how America goes to war
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1992.
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English
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English
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This fascinating, behind-the-scenes story of Franklin Roosevelt's attempt to pack the Supreme Court recounts the major New Deal initiatives of FDR's first term and the rulings that overturned them, offering a reminder of the perennial temptation toward an imperial presidency that the founders had always feared.
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2010.
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English
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In Bomb Power, Garry Wills reveals how the atomic bomb transformed our nation down to its deepest constitutional roots-by dramatically increasing the power of the modern presidency and redefining the government as a national security state-in ways still felt today. A masterful reckoning from one of America's preeminent historians, Bomb Power draws a direct line from the Manhattan Project to the usurpations of George W. Bush.The invention of the atomic...
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[2018]
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English
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"From a preeminent presidential historian comes a groundbreaking and often surprising saga of America's wartime chief executives. Ten years in the research and writing, Presidents of War is a fresh, magisterial, intimate look at a procession of American leaders as they took the nation into conflict and mobilized their country for victory. It brings us into the room as they make the most difficult decisions that face any President, at times sending...
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2013.
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First Da Capo Press edition.
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English
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"Although the framers gave the president little authority, George Washington knew whatever he did would set precedents for generations of future leaders. To ensure their ability to defend the nation, he simply ignored the Constitution when he thought it necessary. In a revealing new look at the birth of American government, [this book] describes Washington's presidency in a time of continual crisis, as rebellion and attacks by foreign enemies threatened...
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[2013]
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English
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America's unique form of democracy separates power among three branches of government: the legislative, judicial and executive. The President of the United States, who heads the executive branch, holds the position that most embodies the aspirations of the American people. Join HISTORY for a fresh perspective on how the Oval Office has evolved over the past 200 years through stories about and learn about the 43 men who have served as Commander in...
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