Truman, MacArthur, and the Korean WarTruman, MacArthur, and the Korean War
Title rated 0 out of 5 stars, based on 0 ratings(0 ratings)
Book, 2011
Current format, Book, 2011, First paperback edition, Available .Book, 2011
Current format, Book, 2011, First paperback edition, Available . Offered in 0 more formatsAt 4:00 a.m. on June 25, 1950, North Korean artillery began pounding South Korean positions: the Korean War began. American officials had seriously underestimated the North Korean forces that quickly invaded South Korea nearly overrunning the country. US intelligence had failed to predict the attack. In Japan General Douglas MacArthur was sending in gloomy reports after President Truman had decided the United States had to stand up to Communist aggression in East Asia. A duel began between the president and the general throughout the first full year of the war, ending with the sacking of the man many Americans considered a national hero.
The crucial first year of the Korean War culminated in the dismissal of General Douglas MacArthur by the Commander-in-Chief, President Harry Truman. Never had a more dramatic clash taken place at the highest levels of American military power in full view of the press, the public and the enemy. It ended with the general being sacked by his chief, a decision that signaled the decline of the Truman presidency and the decision not to run in 1952. The background to the crisis was the war in Korea, the confrontation with the USSR and Communist China at the height of the Cold War.
The best concise military history of the first year of the Korean War and the Truman-MacArthur crisis.
Title availability
About
Details
Publication
- New York, NY : Enigma Books, 2011., ©1999
Opinion
More from the community
Community lists featuring this title
There are no community lists featuring this title
Community contributions
There are no quotations from this title
There are no quotations from this title
From the community