The General vs. the President
MacArthur and Truman at the Brink of Nuclear War
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- Paperback
752 pages
- Release Date
11 October 2016
Summary
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 wi…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781524703424 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1524703427 |
| Author: | H.W. Brands |
| Publisher: | Diversified Publishing |
| Imprint: | Random House Large Print |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 752 |
| Release Date: | 11 October 2016 |
| Weight: | 828g |
| Dimensions: | 234mm x 157mm x 41mm |
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Critics Review
“Meticulously researched …
“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
About The Author
H.W. Brands
H. W. BRANDS holds the Jack S. Blanton Sr. Chair in History at the University of Texas at Austin. 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.
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