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Author Brands, H. W, author.

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

Publication Info. New York : Doubleday, [2016]

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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

 
    
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