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A cross of iron Harry S. Truman and the origins of the national security state, 1945-1954
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Title
A cross of iron [electronic resource] : Harry S. Truman and the origins of the national security state, 1945-1954 / Michael J. Hogan.
ISBN
9780511664984 (electronic bk.)
0511664982 (electronic bk.)
0521795370
9780521795371
052164044X
9780521640442
Edition
1st pbk. ed.
Published
Cambridge, U.K. ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2000.
Physical Description
1 online resource (xii, 525 pages.)
Local Notes
Access is available to the Yale community.
Notes
Originally published: 1998.
Electronic reproduction. Cambridge Available via World Wide Web.
Description based on print version record.
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Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
September 04, 2020
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 483-505) and index.
Contents
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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