Truman, Congress, and Korea : the politics of America's first undeclared war / Larry Blomstedt.
Material type: TextSeries: Studies in conflict, diplomacy, and peacePublisher: Lexington, Kentucky : The University Press of Kentucky, [2016]Copyright date: �2016Description: 1 online resourceContent type:- text
- computer
- online resource
- 9780813166124
- 0813166128
- 9780813166131
- 0813166136
- Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972
- Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972
- United States -- Politics and government -- 1945-1953
- Korean War, 1950-1953 -- Political aspects -- United States
- Politics and war -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- General
- POLITICAL SCIENCE -- American Government -- National
- Politics and government
- Politics and war
- United States
- Korean War (1950-1953)
- 1900-1999
- 973.918 23
- E813 .B56 2016eb
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.
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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.
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