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Origins of the national security state and the legacy of Harry S. Truman
Title
Origins of the national security state and the legacy of Harry S. Truman / edited by Mary Ann Heiss, Michael J. Hogan.
ISBN
9781612481241 (alkaline paper)
1612481248 (alkaline paper)
9781612481258 (e-book)
Publication
Kirksville, Missouri : Truman State University Press, 2015.
Physical Description
240 pages : illustrations, graphs, tables ; 24 cm.
Notes
Based on the Eleventh Truman Legacy Symposium, Truman and Foreign Aid, May 2013, Key West, Florida.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
August 18, 2015
Series
The Truman legacy series ; volume 11
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Preface / Mary Ann Heiss and Michael J. Hogan
Introduction: The national security discourse of the early Cold War and the legacy of Harry S. Truman / Michael J. Hogan
[1] The institutions of the national security state
Preparing for the next Pearl Harbor : Harry S. Truman's role in the creation of the U.S. national security establishment / Douglas Stuart
Setting the stage : Harry S. Truman and the American military / Dale R. Herspring
The legacy of military spending during the Truman administration / Benjamin O. Fordham
The CIA : its origin, transformation, and crisis of identity from Harry S. Truman to Barack Obama / Richard H. Immerman and Timothy Andrews Sayle
Graphic essay
[2] The implications of the national security state
The military-industrial complex and the path not taken / Audra J. Wolfe
The politics and political legacy of Harry S. Truman's national security policies / David C. Unger
An accidental empire? : President Harry S. truman and the origins of America's global military presence / Aaron B. O'Connell
The national security state and the legacy of Harry S. Truman : enduring themes / Mark R. Jacobson.
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Truman Legacy Symposium (11th : 2013 : Key West, Fla.)
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