- Preface
- Introduction
- I. Setting Precedents
- 1. George Washington and the Continental Congress
- 2. Adams, Washington, and Hamilton
- 3. Mr. Madison’s War
- 4. Polk against His Generals
- 5. Lincoln’s Letter to Hooker
- II. The Politics of Collaboration
- 6. Lincoln and Grant
- 7. The Pershing Paradox
- 8. Roosevelt, Marshall, and Hopkins
- III. The Perils of Partisanship
- 9. Exit MacArthur
- 10. Taylor’s Theory
- 11. Powell’s Doctrine
- 12. Rumsfeld’s Assumptions
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Index


Presidents and Their Generals
An American History of Command in War
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ISBN 9780674058149
Publication Date: 11/05/2014