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Making War, Thinking History - Munich, Vietnam, and Presidential Uses of Force from Korea to Kosovo (Paperback)
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Making War, Thinking History - Munich, Vietnam, and Presidential Uses of Force from Korea to Kosovo (Paperback)
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In examining the influence of historical analogies on decisions to
use--or not use--force, military strategist Jeffrey Record assesses
every major application of U.S. force from the Korean War to the
NATO war on Serbia. Specifically, he looks at the influence of two
analogies: the democracies? appeasement of Hitler at Munich and
America's defeat in the Vietnam War. His book judges the utility of
these two analogies on presidential decision-making and finds
considerable misuse of them in situations where force was optional.
He points to the Johnson administration's application of the Munich
analogy to the circumstances of Southeast Asia in 1965 as the most
egregious example of their misuse, but also cites the faulty
reasoning by historical analogy that prevailed among critics of
Reagan's policy in Central America and in Clinton's use of force in
Haiti and the former Yugoslavia. The author's findings show
generational experience to be a key influence on presidential
decision-making: Munich persuaded mid-twentieth-century presidents
that force should be used early and decisively while Vietnam
cautioned later presidents against using force at all. Both
analogies were at work for the Gulf War, with Munich urging a
decision for war and Vietnam warning against a graduated and highly
restricted use of force. Record also reminds us of the times when
presidents have used analogies to mobilize public support for
action they have already decided to take. Addressing both the
process of presidential decision-making and the wisdom of decisions
made, this well-reasoned book offers timely lessons to a broad
audience that includes political scientists, military historians,
defense analysts, and policy makers, as well as those simply
curious about history's influence.
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