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The general vs. the president : MacArthur and Truman at the brink of nuclear war

text The general vs. the president : MacArthur and Truman at the brink of nuclear war

Summary: "From master storyteller and historian H.W. Brands, twice a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, comes the riveting story of how President Harry Truman and General Douglas MacArthur squared off to decide America's future in the aftermath of World War ... Read more

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.

Format: text

Description: 437 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm

Publisher: Doubleday 2016

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Woodmere (Main Branch)	973.918 BRA in Adult Non-fiction	Available

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TADL-WOOD	973.918 BRA in Adult Non-fiction	Available

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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

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