When presidents fight the last war : the Oval Office, sunk costs, and wartime decision-making since Vietnam / Bryan N. Groves.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Groves, Bryan N., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Politics and war--United States--History--20th century.

Politics and war.

United States--Politics and government--20th century.

United States.

United States--Foreign relations.

Politics and war--History.

Physical Description:

243 pages : illustrations, charts (chiefly black and white) ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Lexington : The University Press of Kentucky, [2025]

Summary:

"Many still see the Vietnam War catastrophe as the ultimate cautionary tale for US presidents faced with wartime decisions. A singular focus on Vietnam, however, overlooks the seismic shift in strategy following attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon on September 11, 2001. When Presidents Fight the Last War: The Oval Office, Sunk Costs, and Wartime Decision-Making since Vietnam is a groundbreaking work that draws on high-level interviews and archival materials to show how recent presidential decisions to cut losses or double down on military conflicts abroad have been made with the goal of avoiding either another Vietnam or another 9/11."-Amazon.com

Contents:

Wartime sunk cost dilemmas in Vietnam's shadow

Historical lessons drive fear : Vietnam and 9/11's impact on future war policy

Reagan in Lebanon : Vietnam ghosts and fear of the future

Black hawk down : Vietnam (and Lebanon) ghosts remain

The Iraq surge : governmental lesson learning and adaptation

Afghanistan : lessons from 9/11, the Iraq War, and Vietnam coalesce

Gulf War endgame : a sunk cost opportunity and fear of another Vietnam

Winning the next (versus the last) war

Notes:

Contains bibliographical references and index ([191]-243)

ISBN:

9781985902787

1985902788

9781985902770

198590277X

OCLC:

1481712356

Publisher Number:

CIPO000262998