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H. W. Brands The General vs. the President (Paperback)
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- Book Title
- General Vs. the President : Macarthur and Truman at the Brink of Nuclear War
- Publication Name
- The General vs. the President
- Title
- The General vs. the President
- Subtitle
- MacArthur and Truman at the Brink of Nuclear War
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- ISBN-10
- 1101912170
- EAN
- 9781101912171
- ISBN
- 9781101912171
- Publisher
- Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
- Genre
- Biography & Autobiography, History, Political Science
- Topic
- Military / Nuclear Warfare, Public Policy / Military Policy, Military / World War II, United States / 20th Century, Military / Korean War, Presidents & Heads of State, Military
- Release Date
- 03/10/2017
- Release Year
- 2017
- Language
- English
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- US
- Item Height
- 0.9in
- Item Length
- 9.2in
- Item Width
- 6.2in
- Item Weight
- 21.5 Oz
- Publication Year
- 2017
- Number of Pages
- 480 Pages
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From the two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist, bestselling historian, and author of Our First Civil War 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 II. "Ahighly readable take on the clash of two titanic figures in a period of hair-trigger nuclear tensions.... History offers few antagonists with such dramatic contrasts, and Brands brings these two to life." - Los Angeles Times 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.
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Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-10
1101912170
ISBN-13
9781101912171
eBay Product ID (ePID)
235708083
Product Key Features
Book Title
General Vs. the President : Macarthur and Truman at the Brink of Nuclear War
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Military / Nuclear Warfare, Public Policy / Military Policy, Military / World War II, United States / 20th Century, Military / Korean War, Presidents & Heads of State, Military
Publication Year
2017
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, History, Political Science
Number of Pages
480 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9.2in
Item Height
0.9in
Item Width
6.2in
Item Weight
21.5 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
E814.B73 2016
Reviews
" The General vs. The President is that rare military chronicle that becomes an instant page-turning classic." -- San Antonio Express-News "Fast-paced, dramatic, and amply illustrates why Truman's stock has been on the rise in recent decades." -- Boston Globe "A vivid accounting of an event that was, on the surface, a personality conflict between two strong-minded figures and, at the bottom, a courageous act that solidified civilian authority over the military in wartime." -- Dallas Morning News "Brands spikes the shadowboxing between [Truman and MacArthur] with vivid dispatches from the battlefield that give his tale a get-along kick." -- TIME "A highly readable take on the clash of two titanic figures in a period of hair-trigger nuclear tensions . . . History offers few antagonists with such dramatic contrasts, and Brands brings these two to life." -- Los Angeles Times "Two American heroes tested and tried at their most inspired hours . . . An exciting, well-written comparison study of two American leaders at loggerheads during the Korean War crisis." -- Kirkus Reviews , starred review
Copyright Date
2016
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
2016-021412
Dewey Decimal
973.918092
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes
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