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[H.W. Brands] Þ The General vs. the President: MacArthur and Truman at the Brink of Nuclear War (Random House Large Print) ☆ Read Online eBook or Kindle ePUB. The General vs. the President: MacArthur and Truman at the Brink of Nuclear War (Random House Large Print) In the nuclear era, when the Soviets, too, had the bomb, the specter of a catastrophic third World War lurked menacingly close on the horizon. 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. Brands 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.At
| Title | : | The General vs. the President: MacArthur and Truman at the Brink of Nuclear War (Random House Large Print) |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.15 (651 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1524703427 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 736 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-09-25 |
| Language | : | English |
"Meticulously researched . 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“H. The President is a thrilling page-turner, built around the clash of two powerful yet prickly personalities playing for the highest stakes imaginable. A brilliant writer who knows how to make history come alive, Brands takes us behind the scenes as Truman and MacArthur debate the issues that would define the course of the Cold War, inc
Chair in History at the University of Texas at Austin. Blanton Sr. BRANDS holds the Jack S. W. . A New York Times bestselling author, he was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in biography for The First American and Traitor to His Class. H
In the nuclear era, when the Soviets, too, had the bomb, the specter of a catastrophic third World War lurked menacingly close on the horizon. 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. Brands 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.At the height of the Korean War, President Harry S. W. 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 clash of wills between two volatile men makes for compelling history The death of Franklin Roosevelt as World War Two entered its final stages thrust a little known Vice-President onto the world stage. Coarse where Roosevelt was refined, usually described by a skeptical press as a "failed haberdasher" and known for building a political career with the help of the Kansas City Democratic machine led by corrupt party boss Tom Pendergast (and later sarcastically hailed as "the senator from Pendergast"), little was expected from a Truman presidency as he assumed office with the war still raging on two fronts. Some of the most momentous decisions of the twentieth century were. "Clarity and insight." according to Geoff Arnold. I asked a few of my friends what they knew about Truman and MacArthur in the Korean War. All are well read in history; they all had an answer. And for most it was "MacArthur wanted to use nuclear weapons against China," (or North Korea, or Russia), "and Truman wasn't willing to use the bomb, so he had to fire MacArthur." And while there's a bit of truth to each part of their answers, that's not really how it all played out. And I think all of them would love to read "The General vs. the President".This is a wonderful work of history. I've read biographies of both MacArthur and Truman, but this book bro. James Hiller said Interested in Korea? This is your book. A long time fan of Truman, I was excited to be offered this book from Amazon Vine. After finishing the book, I did enjoy the story but felt like it didn't really cover much new information,This book is a journey through the complicated relationship between Truman and General Douglas MacArthur. Truman, plain speaking and honest, naturally would have butted heads against the ego and swagger of the general in the field. Brands starts off the story with Truman assuming his presidency after the death of FDR, and MacArthur in the field, commanding the surrender of Japan. You can see the two coming to loggerh
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