Presidents and foreign policy countdown to ten controversial decisions

Drachman, Edward R. 1940- (Author). Shank, Alan, 1936- (Added Author).

Summary: Presidents and Foreign Policy examines countdowns to ten important and controversial decisions in the post-World War II period, using the case study approach. The authors include one major controversy for each president from Truman to Clinton. The cases cover central issues of diplomacy, war and peace, and covert action that shaped the Cold War period and its aftermath in all major areas of the world. After reviewing the historical background of each decision, each case examines the foreign and domestic policy context, the effectiveness of presidential decision-making, and results of the decision. The reader is challenged to think about each decision by responding to a unique evaluation scheme the authors developed and tested.

Record details

ISBN: 0585076146 (electronic bk.)
ISBN: 9780585076140 (electronic bk.)
ISBN: 0791433390
ISBN: 0791433404
Physical Description: electronic resource
remote
1 online resource (xii, 390 p.)
Publisher: Albany : State University of New York Press, c1997.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Multi-User.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	President Truman's decision not to extend diplomatic recognition to the People's Republic of China -- President Eisenhower's decision to oppose the British-French-Israeli invasion of Suez -- President Kennedy's decision to support the Bay of Pigs invasion -- President Johnson's decision to end the U.S. escalation of the Vietnam War -- President Nixon's decision to order an incursion into Cambodia -- President Ford's decision to intervene in the Angloan civil war -- President Carter's decision to boycott the 1980 Summer Olympic Games in Moscow -- President Reagan's decision to bomb Libya -- President Bush's decision to end the Persian Gulf War at 100 hours -- President Clinton's decision to use military force to restore President Aristide to office in Haiti.
Source of Description Note:	Description based on print version record.