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General vs. the President : MacArthur and Truman at the Brink of Nuclear War by H. W. Brands (2016, Hardcover)

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PublisherKnopf Doubleday Publishing Group

ISBN-100385540574

ISBN-139780385540575

eBay Product ID (ePID)219594424

Product Key Features

Book TitleGeneral Vs. the President : Macarthur and Truman at the Brink of Nuclear War

Number of Pages448 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2016

TopicMilitary / Nuclear Warfare, Public Policy / Military Policy, Military / World War II, United States / 20th Century, Military / Korean War, Presidents & Heads of State, Military

IllustratorYes

GenrePolitical Science, Biography & Autobiography, History

AuthorH. W. Brands

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1.5 in

Item Weight28.2 Oz

Item Length9.5 in

Item Width6.5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2016-021412

Reviews"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. W. Brands has done it again! The General vs. 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, including the use of atomic weapons. Highly recommended." --Michael Dobbs, author of Six Months in 1945: From World War to Cold War "At last, one of the most dramatic and significant events in modern American history--President Truman's dismissal of General Douglas MacArthur from command of UN forces in Korea in April 1951--gets the dramatic and significant account it deserves, from a master historian. Characters great and small spring to life as Brands's narrative builds to the shattering climax--one that makes us wonder about challenges of military versus civilian leadership we still face today." --Arthur Herman, author of Douglas MacArthur: American Warrior and Gandhi and Churchill , a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize "Two American heroes tested and tried at their most inspired hours . . . In an elegant narrative, eminent historian Brands fleshes out the two characters and their paths to this moment's 'knife-edge . . . above an abyss' . . . An exciting, well-written comparison study of two American leaders at loggerheads during the Korean War crisis." -- Kirkus Reviews , starred review, "H. W. Brands has done it again! The General vs. 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, including the use of atomic weapons. Highly recommended." --Michael Dobbs, author of Six Months in 1945: From World War to Cold War "At last, one of the most dramatic and significant events in modern American history--President Truman's dismissal of General Douglas MacArthur from command of UN forces in Korea in April 1951--gets the dramatic and significant account it deserves, from a master historian. Characters great and small spring to life as Brands's narrative builds to the shattering climax--one that makes us wonder about challenges of military versus civilian leadership we still face today." --Arthur Herman, author of Douglas MacArthur: American Warrior and Gandhi and Churchill , a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize "Two American heroes tested and tried at their most inspired hours . . . In an elegant narrative, eminent historian Brands fleshes out the two characters and their paths to this moment's 'knife-edge . . . above an abyss' . . . An exciting, well-written comparison study of two American leaders at loggerheads during the Korean War crisis." -- Kirkus Reviews , starred review

TitleLeadingThe

Dewey Edition23

Dewey Decimal973.918092

SynopsisFrom master storyteller and historian H. W. 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. Truman committed a gaffe that sent shock waves around the world. When asked by a reporter about the possible use of atomic weapons in response to China's entry into the war, Truman replied testily, "The military commander in the field will have charge of the use of the weapons, as he always has." This 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. 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. Truman was one of the most unpopular presidents in American history. Heir to a struggling economy, a ruined Europe, and increasing tension with the Soviet Union, on no issue was the path ahead clear and easy. General MacArthur, by contrast, was incredibly popular, as untouchable as any officer has ever been in America. The lessons he drew from World War II were absolute: appeasement leads to disaster and a showdown with the communists was inevitable--the sooner the better. 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. 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., From master storyteller and historian H. W. 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. Truman committed a gaffe that sent shock waves around the world. When asked by a reporter about the possible use of atomic weapons in response to China's entry into the war, Truman replied testily, "The military commander in the field will have charge of the use of the weapons, as he always has." This 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. A correction quickly followed, but the damage was doâ‰ two visions for America's path forward were clearly in opposition, and one man would have to make way. Truman was one of the most unpopular presidents in American history. Heir to a struggling economy, a ruined Europe, and increasing tension with the Soviet Union, on no issue was the path ahead clear and easy. General MacArthur, by contrast, was incredibly popular, as untouchable as any officer has ever been in America. The lessons he drew from World War II were absolute: appeasement leads to disaster and a showdown with the communists was inevitable--the sooner the better. 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. 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.

LC Classification NumberE814.B73 2016