Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgments vii
4. Introduction 1
5. 1. Presidents, Politics, and War 12
6. 2. Korea: Truman, Eisenhower, and America’s First Limited War 46
7. 3. Vietnam: Lyndon Johnson and the “Americanization” of the War 85
8. 4. Vietnam: Richard Nixon and the “Vietnamization” of the War 120
9. 5. Iraq: George W. Bush and the Decision to Double Down 149
10. 6. Iraq: Barack Obama and the Endgame 199
11. Conclusion 222
12. Notes 243
13. Bibliography 289
14. Index 319