Presidents at war: how World War II shaped a generation of presidents, from Eisenhower and JFK through Reagan and Bush

Preface

Part 1: The war. "Day of infamy" ; "Boy! It's rough up here, isn't it!" ; "Sound general quarters!" ; "Okay, let's go"

Part 2: Into the arena. "My mother is a gold star mother, too" ; "You boys must be crazy" ; "I'm forty-three years old. I'm not going to die in office."

Part 3: Lessons of the past. "The 1930s taught us a clear lesson" ; "We have learned that Munichs win nothing" ; "This is treason" ; "The great silent majority" ; "Make America great again"

Epilogue

Acknowledgments

Notes

Index.