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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.
- Series:
- AUSA Institute of Land Warfare book
- AUSA books
- 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--History--20th century.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource : illustrations
- Other Title:
- Oval Office, sunk costs, and wartime decision-making since Vietnam
- Place of Publication:
- Lexington, Kentucky : 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:
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Online resource; title from PDF title page (JSTOR, viewed April 15, 2026)
- Other Format:
- Print version: Groves, Bryan N. When presidents fight the last war
- ISBN:
- 9781985902749
- 1985902745
- 9781985902756
- 1985902753
- OCLC:
- 1564123897
- Publisher Number:
- CIPO000262998
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