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100 1  Alexander, Bevin. 
245 10 MacArthur's war :|bthe flawed genius who challenged the 
       American political system /|cBevin Alexander. 
250    First edition. 
264  1 New York :|bBerkley Books,|c2013. 
300    248 pages, 16 unnumbered pages :|billustrations, map ;|c24
       cm 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 
338    volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 
504    Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-234) and 
       index. 
505 0  Who will rule: a general or a president? -- Origins of the
       Far East dilemma -- The American attempt at stability -- 
       War and the quarantine of Taiwan -- MacArthur vists Chiang
       Kai-shek -- MacArthur openly defies Truman -- Inchon -- 
       The attempt to conquer North Korea -- Return to 
       containment -- The search for a way out -- MarArthur stops
       a cease-fire -- Return of the hero -- No vindication in 
       Congress -- The triumph of civilian control. 
520    "As a United States general, he had an unparalleled genius
       for military strategy, and it was under his leadership 
       that Japan was rebuilt into a democratic ally after World 
       War II. But MacArthur carried out his zero-sum philosophy 
       both on and off the battlefield. During the Korean War, in
       defiance of President Harry S. Truman and the Joint Chiefs
       of Staff, he pushed for an aggressive confrontation with 
       Communist China-- a position intended to provoke a wider 
       war, regardless of the cost or consequences. MacArthur's 
       ambition to stamp out Communism across the globe was in 
       direct opposition to President Truman, who was much more 
       concerned with containing the Soviet Union than 
       confronting Red China. The infamous clash between the two 
       leaders was not only an epic turning point in history, but
       the ultimate struggle between civil and military power in 
       the United States. While other U.S. generals have 
       challenged presidential authority-- from Zachary Taylor in
       the Mexican War and George B. McClellan in the Civil War 
       to General Stanley A. McChrystal in Afghanistan-- no other
       military leader has ever so brazenly attempted to dictate 
       national policy. In MacArthur's War, Bevin Alexander 
       details MacArthur's military and political battles, from 
       the alliances he made with Republican leaders to the 
       threatening ultimatum he delivered to China against orders
       -- the action that directly led to his dismissal on April 
       11, 1951"--Publisher's description. 
600 10 MacArthur, Douglas,|d1880-1964. 
600 10 Truman, Harry S.,|d1884-1972. 
650  0 Korean War, 1950-1953|zUnited States. 
650  0 Civil-military relations|zUnited States|xHistory|y20th 
       century. 
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