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Author	Bueno de Mesquita, Bruce, 1946-
Title	The spoils of war : greed, power, and the conflicts that made our greatest presidents / Bruce Bueno de Mesquita and Alastair Smith.
Publication Info.	New York : PublicAffairs, [2016]

Location	Call No.	Status
Stack 2	973 B	IN LIBRARY

Edition	First edition.
Description	xvi, 292 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents	George Washington's wars -- Congress's War of 1812 -- Abraham Lincoln and the pursuit of ambition -- Roosevelt's vanity -- LBJ's defeat by debit card, W's victory by credit card -- John Kennedy and Barack Obama -- Conclusion: Fixing flaws.
Subject	Presidents -- United States -- History.
	United States -- History, Military.
	United States -- Politics and government.
	United States -- Military policy.
	War and emergency powers -- United States -- History.
	Avarice -- Political aspects -- United States -- History.
	Power (Social sciences) -- United States -- History.
Added Author	Smith, Alastair, 1967-
Added Title	Greed, power, and the conflicts that made our greatest presidents
ISBN	9781610396622 (hardback)
	1610396626 (hardback)
	9781610396646 (ebook)

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