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Brands, H. W,
author.
The general vs. the president
[Book] :
MacArthur and Truman at the brink of nuclear war /
H.W. Brands.
General versus the president.
First edition.
New York :
Doubleday,
[2016]
437 pages :
illustrations ;
25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 406-420) and index.
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.
20161031.
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.
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.
United States
Military policy.
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