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  • Brands, H. W., author.
     
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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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  • 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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  • United States -- Military policy.
     
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    The general vs. the president : MacArthur and Truman at the brink of nuclear war / H.W. Brands.
    by Brands, H. W., author.
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    New York : Doubleday, c2016.
    Subjects
  • 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.
  • ISBN: 
    9780385540575 (hardcover) :
    0385540574 (hardcover)
    Description: 
    437 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
    Edition: 
    First edition.
    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.
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    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 II."--
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