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The General vs. the President: MacArthur and Truman at the Brink of Nuclear War
The General vs the President MacArthur and Truman at the Brink of Nuclear War
Author: H. W. Brands
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 spe...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781101912171
ISBN-10: 1101912170
Publication Date: 10/3/2017
Pages: 480
Edition: Reprint
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Publisher: Anchor
Book Type: Paperback
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