A Cross of Iron : Harry S. Truman and the Origins of the National
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller Notes
- Special Attributes
- EX-LIBRARY
- Publication Name
- Cambridge University Press
- ISBN
- 9780521640442
- Book Title
- Cross of Iron : Harry S. Truman and the Origins of the National Security State, 1945-1954
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Item Length
- 9.3 in
- Publication Year
- 1998
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1.5 in
- Genre
- Political Science, Biography & Autobiography, History
- Topic
- United States / 20th Century, International Relations / General, General, Presidents & Heads of State, Security (National & International), United States / General
- Item Weight
- 33 Oz
- Item Width
- 6.3 in
- Number of Pages
- 540 Pages
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
ISBN-10
052164044X
ISBN-13
9780521640442
eBay Product ID (ePID)
4038276287
Product Key Features
Book Title
Cross of Iron : Harry S. Truman and the Origins of the National Security State, 1945-1954
Number of Pages
540 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
1998
Topic
United States / 20th Century, International Relations / General, General, Presidents & Heads of State, Security (National & International), United States / General
Genre
Political Science, Biography & Autobiography, History
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.5 in
Item Weight
33 Oz
Item Length
9.3 in
Item Width
6.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
98-015865
TitleLeading
A
Dewey Edition
21
Reviews
"comumprehensive and compelling account of the crucial months in the Truman Administration when a free-wheeling democracy narrowly avoided becoming a 'garrison state.' Or did it? Michael Hogan is a fair and enlightening guide through the politics and pressures of one of the most important but least-recalled periods of American history." Tom Wicker, "Michael Hogan has not only given us--again--an indispensable, superbly done book for our understanding of the Cold War, but a fascinating, original model that provides great insight into the American people's politics and society, as well as into the foreign policy they pieced together to become a superpower." Walter LaFeber, Cornell University, "In what is easily the most comprehensive and conceptually innovative study of the institutionalization of the cold war, Hogan makes it painfully clear that we are still living with the massive consequences of the postwar choices that he so expertly describes." Boston Book Review, '[A] truly outstanding piece of original research, synthesis, and interpretation … a major contribution to the field and a 'must' read for all US historians' American Historical Review, '[A] truly outstanding piece of original research, synthesis, and interpretation ... a major contribution to the field and a 'must' read for all US historians' American Historical Review, 'Hogan's fine book drives home the point that the overall impact of the national security state was, in dollar terms and enlargement of federal power, far greater that the effect of social programs … Easily the most comprehensive and conceptually innovative study of the institutionalization of the cold war.' The Boston Book Review, 'Hogan's fine book drives home the point that the overall impact of the national security state was, in dollar terms and enlargement of federal power, far greater that the effect of social programs ... Easily the most comprehensive and conceptually innovative study of the institutionalization of the cold war.' The Boston Book Review, "Even-handed, smoothly written, and based on extensive research in recently published documents, this mature account of America's Cold War build-up, the domestic propaganda that accompanied it, and the dissent--on the Right as well as Left--it provoked is sure to command the attention of Truman's admirers and detractors alike." Walter A. McDougall, University of Pennsylvania, 'The author succeeds brilliantly in demonstrating the impact of political culture on the formation of a new American state fundamentally different from that which existed before.' Foreign Affairs, "...readers will find Cross of Iron at the center of any discussion of the national security state for years to come." Journal of Military History, "...the author succeeds brilliantly in demonstrating the impact of political culture on the formation of a new American state fundamentally different from that which existed before." Foreign Affairs, "...a book that is impressively researched, brilliant, and powerful." Richard S. Kirkendall, Pacific Historical Review, "Hogan does a good and impartial job of detailing the often contentious debates. He adds to our understanding of events by extending his analysis beyond the corridors of power and examining the arguements used in letters to the editors of local papers and in local political demonstrations..." Ronald J. Granieri, The Historian, "...a book that is impressively researched, brilliant, and powerful."Richard S. Kirkendall, Pacific Historical Review, "Hogan has made use of a wide variety od unpublished and published primary sources to explore important and previously neglected topics, such as the debate over universal military training, and he has combined these with existing secondary studies of better-known controversies to produce a truly outstanding piece of original research, synthesis, and interpretation. Indeed, I find the result even more impressive than his award-winning study of the Marshall Plan." American Historical Review, 'Hogan's powerful, neo-Bryanite message shines through in the end: tough talk by American leaders led to big expenditure, and 'humanity was sacrificed on a cross of iron'.' Journal of American History
Dewey Decimal
973.9/18
Table Of Content
Preface and acknowledgements; 1. The National Security discourse: ideology, political culture and state making; 2. Magna Charta: the National Security Act and the specter of the Garrison state; 3. The high price of peace: guns-and-butter politics in the early Cold War; 4. The time tax: American political culture and the UMT debate; 5. 'Chaos and conflict and carnage confounded': budget battles and defense reorganization; 6. Preparing for permanent war: economy, science and secrecy in the National Security state; 7. Turning point: NSC-68, the Korean war and the National Security response; 8. Semiwar: the Korean war and rearmament; 9. The Iron Cross: solvency, security and the Eisenhower transition; 10. Other voices: the public sphere and the National Security mentality; 11. Conclusion; Selected bibliography; Index.
Synopsis
This title provides a comprehensive account of the national security state that emerged in the first decade of the Cold War. President Harry S. Truman and his successor contested the nation's political identity and postwar purpose, and determined the size and shape of the resultant national security state., In A Cross of Iron, one of the country's most distinguished diplomatic historians provides a comprehensive account of the national security state that emerged in the first decade of the Cold War. Michael J. Hogan traces the process of state-making as it unfolded in struggles to unify the armed forces, harness science to military purposes, mobilize military manpower, control the defense budget, and distribute the cost of defense across the economy. At stake, Hogan argues, was a fundamental contest over the nation's political identity and postwar purpose. President Harry S. Truman and his successor were in the middle of this contest. According to Hogan, they tried to reconcile an older set of values with the new ideology of national security and the country's democratic traditions with its global obligations. Their efforts determined the size and shape of the national security state that finally emerged., A Cross of Iron provides the fullest account yet of the national security state that emerged in the first decade of the Cold War. Michael J. Hogan traces the process of state-making through struggles to unify the armed forces, harness science to military purposes, mobilize military manpower, control the defense budget, and distribute the cost of defense across the economy. President Harry S. Truman and his successor were in the middle of a fundamental contest over the nation's political identity and postwar purpose, and their efforts determined the size and shape of the national security state that finally emerged.
LC Classification Number
E813 .H58 1998
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