Deceit on the Road to War - Presidents, Politics, and American Democracy

In Deceit on the Road to War, John M. Schuessler examines how U.S. presidents have deceived the American public about fundamental decisions of war and peace. Deception has been deliberate, he suggests, as presidents have sought to shift blame for war onto others in some cases and oversell its benefits in others.

List of contents

Introduction: Democracy and Deception1. Explaining Democratic Deception2. Shifting Blame to the Axis: FDR's Undeclared War3. Shifting Blame to the Communists: LBJ and the Vietnam War4. Overselling the Iraq WarConclusion: Deception and Democracy in International RelationsNotes

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About the author

John M. Schuessler

Product details

• Authors: John M Schuessler, John M. Schuessler
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 16.11.2015
• EAN: 9780801453595
• ISBN: 978-0-8014-5359-5
• No. of pages: 277
• Series: Cornell Studies in Security Affairs; Cornell Studies in Security Affairs; Cornell Studies in Security Af
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education