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SIGNED, FIRST EDITION, MINT CONDITIONCasa Pacifica is selling a mint condition copy of H.W. Brands' The General vs. The President: MacArthur and Truman at the Brink of Nuclear War. Book looks untouched and ready for a new reader or collector to enjoy it!
Signed by the author, H.W. Brands, on the title page.
First Edition print.
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.… Read More