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Presidents of War

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內容簡介 比爾‧蓋茲推薦書2019夏季書單榮獲艾美獎的總統歷史學家Michael Beschloss探討歷年美國總統複雜的歷史，如何引領國家陷入多項衝突，帶領讀者橫跨各領域重新理解總統這個領導角色的完美與不完美 歷經長達10年漫長的研究與撰寫，總統歷史學家Michael Beschloss闡述美國總統複雜的歷史，以及美國如何在總統的帶領下陷入多項衝突，彷彿置身白宮中與總統一同做出最艱難的決策，例如1812年美國獨立後第一次對外戰爭及越戰。 從中見證了總統與國會、法院、媒體、顧問和反戰示威者之間的抗衡；從配偶、家人及朋友中尋求慰藉，甚至向上帝禱告祈求。從中逐漸理解美國總統們如何獨自承受戰爭帶來的精神及心理壓力，甚至擊垮他們的意志。 作者Beschloss透過大量的文史資料、私人日記及國家安全檔案幫助他完成了這部一般人看不到的真正總統歷史。透過作者寬闊的視野及見解，讓讀者可以用橫跨各領域的方式了解總統這個領導角色。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 hundreds of thousands of American men and women to their deaths. From 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. We come to understand how these Presidents were able to withstand the pressures of war—both physically and emotionally—or were broken by them. Beschloss’s interviews with surviving participants in the drama and his findings in original letters, diaries, once-classified national security documents, and other sources help him to tell this story in a way it has not been told before. Presidents of War combines the sense of being there with the overarching context of two centuries of American history. This important book shows how far we have traveled from the time of our Founders, who tried to constrain presidential power, to our modern day, when a single leader has the potential to launch nuclear weapons that can destroy much of the human race.

作者介紹

作者介紹 Michael Beschloss is the author of nine books on presidential history, including, most recently, the New York Times bestsellers Presidential Courage and The Conquerors, as well as two volumes on Lyndon Johnson’s White House tapes. He was also editor of the number-one global bestseller Jacqueline Kennedy: Historic Conversations on Life with John F. Kennedy. He is the NBC News Presidential Historian and a PBS NewsHour contributor and has received an Emmy and six honorary degrees. He is on Twitter at @BeschlossDC.

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