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First Anchor books edition |
Descript |
437 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates illustrations, maps 24 cm |
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Includes bibliographical references and index |
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"At the height of the Korean War, President Harry S. Truman committed a gaffe that sent shock waves around the world, when he suggested that General Douglas MacArthur, the willful, fearless, and highly decorated commander of the American and U.N. forces, had his finger on the nuclear trigger. At a time when the Soviets, too, had the bomb, the specter of a catastrophic third World War lurked menacingly close on the horizon. A correction quickly followed, but the damage was done; two visions for America's path forward were clearly in opposition, and one man would have to make way. The contest of wills between these two titanic characters unfolds against the turbulent backdrop of a faraway war and terrors conjured at home by Joseph McCarthy. From the drama of Stalin's blockade of West Berlin to the daring landing of MacArthur's forces at Inchon to the shocking entrance of China into the war, The General and the President vividly evokes the making of a new American era."-- Provided by publisher |
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Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972 -- Political and social views
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MacArthur, Douglas, 1880-1964 -- Political and social views
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MacArthur, Douglas, 1880-1964
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Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972.
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Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972
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1900-talet
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1900-1999
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Kärnvapenkrigföring
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Historia
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Militärhistoria
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Koreakriget 1950-1953
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Politiska och sociala åsikter
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Presidenter
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Nuclear warfare -- Government policy -- United States -- History -- 20th century
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Presidents -- United States -- Biography
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Generals -- United States -- Biography
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Influence
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Cold War -- Political aspects -- United States
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Korean War, 1950-1953 -- Diplomatic history
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Korean War, 1950-1953 -- China
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Generals -- United States -- Biography
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Presidents.
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Military policy.
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Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
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Generals.
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Diplomatic history.
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Political and social views.
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Korean War, 1950-1953.
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Military history.
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History.
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HISTORY -- United States -- 20th Century.
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HISTORY -- Military -- Korean War.
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Presidents & Heads of State.
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Nuclear warfare -- Government policy.
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Förenta staterna
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United States -- Military policy
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United States.
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China.
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United States -- History -- 20th century.
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United States -- History.
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History.
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Biographies.
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Biographies.
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Biografi
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Classmark |
973
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ISBN/ISSN |
9781101912171 (paperback) |
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1101912170 (paperback) |
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