Steven Casey

Selling the Korean War

Propaganda, Politics, and Public Opinion in the United States, 1950-1953

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Produktbeschreibung

Korea was the first limited war the U.S. experienced in the contemporary period. In this book, Steven Casey explores how President Harry Truman tried to sell it to the American public.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Hurst & Co.
• Seitenzahl: 488
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. März 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 244mm x 164mm x 45mm
• Gewicht: 822g
• ISBN-13: 9780195306927
• ISBN-10: 0195306929
• Artikelnr.: 23064590

Autorenporträt

Author is visiting professor at Hong Kong University this academic year.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Part One: The War against North Korea, June-November 1950
1: Keeping the Home Front Cool
2: Censorship is Abhorrent to General MacArthur
3: Mobilizing for a Police Action
4: On the Offensive
Part Two: The War against China, November 1950-July 1951
5: An Entirely New War
6: Dealing with the Disaster School of Journalism
7: Mobilizing with the Utmost Speed
8: Why Korea?
9: The MacArthur Controversy
Part Three: The Stalemate War, July 1951-July 1953
10: Interminable Truce Talks
11: Steady Improvements
12: The Advent of Eisenhower
Conclusion