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Title The general vs. the president : MacArthur and Truman at the brink of nuclear war / H.W. Brands.

Publication Info.

New York : Doubleday, [2016]

Location	Call No.	OPAC Message	Status
Pittsburg 2nd Fl Non-Fiction	973.918 Bra	---	Available

Edition	First edition.
Description	437 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
	text txt rdacontent
	unmediated n rdamedia
	volume nc rdacarrier
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (pages 406-420) and index.
Contents	Prologue -- Part One. Two Roads up the Mountain -- Part Two. Test of Nerve -- Part Three. An Entirely New War -- Part Four. The General and the President -- Part Five. Fade Away.
Subject	Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972 -- Political and social views.
	MacArthur, Douglas, 1880-1964 -- Political and social views.
	Nuclear warfare -- Government policy -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
	United States -- Military policy.
	Presidents -- United States -- Biography.
	Generals -- United States -- Biography.
	World War, 1939-1945 -- Influence.
	Cold War -- Political aspects -- United States.
	Korean War, 1950-1953 -- Diplomatic history.
	Korean War, 1950-1953 -- China.
	HISTORY / United States / 20th Century.
	HISTORY / Military / Korean War.
	BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Presidents & Heads of State.
Added Title	General versus the president
Other Form:	Online version: Brands, H. W. General and the president First edition. New York : Doubleday, [2016] 9780385540582 (DLC) 2016028026
ISBN	9780385540575
	0385540574