Choosing War Presidential Decisions in the Maine, Lusitania, and Panay Incidents
Choosing War Presidential Decisions in the Maine, Lusitania, and Panay Incidents
- ISBN 13:
9780190268688
- ISBN 10:
0190268689
- Format: Hardcover
- Copyright: 07/11/2016
- Publisher: Oxford University Press
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Summary
In Choosing War, Douglas Carl Peifer compares the ways in which different presidential administrations have responded when American lives were lost at sea. He examines in depth three cases: the Maine incident (1898), which led to war in the short term; the Lusitania crisis (1915), which set the trajectory for intervention; and the Panay incident (1937), which was settled diplomatically. While evaluating Presidents William McKinley, Woodrow Wilson, and Franklin Delano Roosevelt's responses to these incidents, Peifer lucidly reflects on the options they had available and the policies they ultimately selected. The case studies illuminate how leadership, memory, and shifting domestic policy shape presidential decisions, providing significant insights into the connections between naval incidents, war, and their historical contexts. Rich in dramatic narrative and historical perspective, Choosing War offers an essential tool for confronting future naval crises.