Product Description: Organized chronologically by president, The Cold War Presidency brings the tension and the drama of the Cold War to life from the perspective of the men who occupied the Oval Office. Inside this comprehensive single volume, students and readers will discover an extensive collection of primary source documents alongside original, analytical essays on the U...read more

Product Description: In the first book to focus on civil-military tensions after American wars, Thomas Langston challenges conventional theory by arguing that neither civilian nor military elites deserve victory in this perennial struggle. What is needed instead, he concludes, is balance...read more

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Product Description: George Washington, born in 1732, was the first president under the Constitution of the United States. This volume covers: his military exploits before, during and after the American Revolution; his role during the constitutional convention; foreign affairs; and his legacy on American democracy...read more

Product Description: What's wrong with the American presidency? Why is the world's oldest surviving democracy headed by a leader who lives and acts like a king? And why is that same leader so often held in low esteem by those who elected him? In this spirited survey of presidential history, Thomas Langston examines two centuries of unrealistic expectations, false hopes, and willful misunderstandings that lie at the heart of America's "dysfunctional relationship" with its president...read more

Product Description: How have ideologues--people driven to politics by the force of ideas--influenced presidential administrations and even the presidency itself? In Ideologues and Presidents Thomas Langston approaches this question through case studies of three key presidents whose programs changed the direction of the modern domestic agenda: Franklin Roosevelt, Lyndon Johnson, and Ronald Reagan...read more