Normal view MARC view ISBD view

Blomstedt, Larry,

Truman, Congress, and Korea : the politics of America's first undeclared war / Larry Blomstedt. - 1 online resource - Studies in conflict, diplomacy, and peace . - Studies in conflict, diplomacy, and peace. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: Truman versus Congress -- Into Korea -- The first war, July-October 1950 -- The second war, November 1950-July 1951 -- The forgotten attempts to end the forgotten war -- The third war, July 1951-December 1952 -- The fall of the Trumanites -- Conclusion.

This work analyzes the roles of the Harry Truman administration and Congress in directing American policy regarding the Korean War. Several themes are addressed. One is how Truman and the congressional Democrats failed each other during the war.

ISBN: 9780813166124 0813166128 9780813166131 0813166136

Source: 22573/ctt18bqwgn JSTOR DD65DA85-73FE-40CA-8C95-EA01612CAEE7 OverDrive, Inc. http://www.overdrive.com

Subjects--Personal Names:
Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972.
Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972.

Subjects--Chronological Terms:
1900-1999

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Korean War, 1950-1953--Political aspects--United States.
Politics and war--History--United States--20th century.
HISTORY--State & Local--General.--United States
POLITICAL SCIENCE--American Government--National.
Politics and government.
Politics and war.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
United States--Politics and government--1945-1953.
United States.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.
History.

LC Class. No.: E813 / .B56 2016eb

Dewey Class. No.: 973.918