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

An award-winning presidential biographer and military historian looks at the legacy of the presidential adminstrations of Truman, Johnson, and Bush that undermined the checks and balances of the Constitution, ignored the advice of the professional military and allies, and were influenced by secret facts to undertake three unwinnable wars in Korea, Vietnam, and Iraq. Reprint.