Geoffrey Perret

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1) Old soldiers never die: the life of Douglas MacArthur

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Biography of Douglas MacArthur, drawing from the general's official military records, reports, diaries, and correspondence to provide information on his turbulent military career and his failed presidential aspirations.

2) Commander in Chief: How Truman, Johnson, and Bush Turned a Presidential Power into a Threat to America's Future

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Perret, Geoffrey

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How Korea, Vietnam, and Iraq Made The Commander In Chief and Foretell the Future of America This is a story of ever-expanding presidential powers in an age of unwinnable wars. Harry Truman and Korea, Lyndon Johnson and Vietnam, George W. Bush and Iraq: three presidents, three ever broader interpretations of the commander in chief clause of the Constitution, three unwinnable wars, and three presidential secrets. Award-winning presidential biographer...

3) Lincoln's war: the untold story of America's greatest president as commander in chief

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Perret, Geoffrey

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c2004

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Drawing on newly discovered documents in the National Archives, "Lincoln's War" is the only full-length account to date on Abraham Lincoln as Commande in Chief. For the first time, readers will see the war unfold as Lincoln saw it.

4) Ulysses S. Grant: soldier & president

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Perret, Geoffrey

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[1997]

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Based on extensive research, including material either not seen or not used by other writers, this biography explains for the first time how Grant's military genius ultimately triumphed as he created a new approach to battle. As president, Grant was widely misunderstood and underrated. That was mainly because he was, as Perret shows, the first modern president - the first man to preside over a rich, industrialized America that had put slavery behind...