Presidents of War by Michael R. Beschloss

We come to understand how these Presidents were able to withstand the pressures of war-both physically and emotionally-or were broken by them. It brings us into the room as they make the most difficult decisions that face any President, at times sending hundreds of thousands of American men and women to their deaths.įrom James Madison and the War of 1812 to recent times, we see them struggling with Congress, the courts, the press, their own advisors and antiwar protesters seeking comfort from their spouses, families and friends and dropping to their knees in prayer. Widely acclaimed and ten years in the making, Michael Beschlosss Presidents of War is an intimate and irresistibly readable chronicle of the Chief Executives who took the United States. 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. Michael Beschloss is the author of nine books on presidential history, including, most recently, the New York Times bestsellers. Beschloss’s broad scope lets you draw important crosscutting lessons about presidential leadership.Bill Gates Widely acclaimed and ten years in the making, Michael Beschloss’s Presidents of War is an intimate and irresistibly readable chronicle of the Chief Executives who took the United States into conflict and mobilized it for. Luncheon guests will receive a copy of Presidents of War. Beschloss to Arizona for our Distinguished Speakers Series. The Sandra Day O'Connor Institute is honored to welcome Mr. Widely acclaimed and ten years in the making, Michael Beschlosss Presidents of War is an intimate and irresistibly readable chronicle of the Chief.

The most recent, Presidents of War, is a groundbreaking and often surprising saga of America’s wartime chief executives.

Named 'the nation's leading Presidential historian' by Newsweek, Michael Beschloss is the author of nine best-selling books.

Presidents of War by Michael R. Beschloss