Selling the Korean war: propaganda, politics, and public opinion in the United States, 1950-1953

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. INDICE: 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; PartTwo: 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

• ISBN: 978-0-19-973899-1
• Editorial: Oxford University
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 488
• Fecha Publicación: 15/04/2010
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés