KOREA Gen MacArthur & Truman fight over Nukes "THE GENERAL VS THE PRESIDENT"

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Book Title: The General vs The President

Narrative Type: Nonfiction

Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group

Item Length: 9.5 in

Intended Audience: Adults

Modified Item: No

Subject: History

Edition: First Edition

Vintage: No

Publication Year: 2016

Format: Hardcover

Language: English

Illustrator: Yes

Era: 1950s

Item Height: 1.5 in

Author: H. W. Brands

Features: Dust Jacket, Illustrated

Genre: Biographies & True Stories, History, Military, War & Combat, Political Science, Biography & Autobiography

Topic: American History, Army, Military History, Political History, True Military Stories, Military / Nuclear Warfare, Public Policy / Military Policy, Military / World War II, United States / 20th Century, Military / Korean War, Presidents & Heads of State, Military

Subjects: History & Military

Item Weight: 28.2 Oz

Item Width: 6.5 in

Number of Pages: 448 Pages