Crisis and Command: A History of Executive Power from George Washington to George W. Bush by John Yoo

Crisis and Command: A History of Executive Power from George Washington to George W. Bush

John Yoo

544 pages first pub 2010 (editions)

nonfiction history politics challenging informative medium-paced
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An American President faces war and finds himself hamstrung by a Congress that will not act. To protect national security, he invokes his powers as Commander-in-Chief and orders actions that seem to violate laws enacted by Congress. He is excoriat...

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