A cross of iron : Harry S. Truman and the origins of the national security state, 1945-1954 /

In A Cross of Iron, one of the country's most distinguished diplomatic historians addresses the domestic underside of America's expanding global role in the first decade of the Cold War. The result is the fullest account yet of one of the most important developments in recent American hist...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hogan, Michael J., 1943- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1998.
Temas:
Truman, Harry S., > 1884-1972.
Truman, Harry S.
1900-1999
National security > United States > History > 20th century.
Cold War.
Political culture > United States > History > 20th century.
Sécurité nationale > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Guerre froide.
Culture politique > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > International.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > International Relations > General.
Diplomatic relations.
National security.
Political culture.
Sicherheitspolitik
Ost-West-Konflikt
Politische Kultur
Veiligheidspolitiek.
Binnenlandse politiek.
United States > Foreign relations > 1945-1953.
États-Unis > Relations extérieures > 1945-1953.
United States.
USA
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The national security discourse : ideology, political culture, and state making
  • Magna Charta : the National Security Act and the specter of the garrison state
  • The high price of peace : guns-and-butter politics in the early Cold War
  • The time tax : American political culture and the UMT debate
  • "Chaos and conflict and carnage confounded" : budget battles and defense reorganization
  • Preparing for permanent war : economy, science, and secrecy in the national security state
  • Turning point : NSC-68, the Korean War, and the national security response
  • Semiwar : the Korean War and rearmament
  • The iron cross : solvency, security, and the Eisenhower transition
  • Other voices : the public sphere and the national security mentality
  • Conclusion.

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