A correction quickly followed, but the damage was done two visions for America's path forward were clearly in opposition, and one man would have to make way. forces, had his finger on the nuclear trigger. When asked by a reporter about the possible use of atomic weapons in response to China's entry into the war, Truman replied testily, "The military commander in the field will have charge of the use of the weapons, as he always has." This suggested that General Douglas MacArthur, the willful, fearless, and highly decorated commander of the American and U.N. Truman committed a gaffe that sent shock waves around the world. Brands, twice a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, comes the riveting story of how President Harry Truman and General Douglas MacArthur squared off to decide America's future in the aftermath of World War II.Īt the height of the Korean War, President Harry S.
Several of his books have been bestsellers Traitor to His Class and The First American, were finalists for the Pulitzer Prize.ĪBOUT THE NEW BOOK: From master storyteller and historian H. He writes on American history and politics, with books including Reagan, The Man Who Saved the Union, Traitor to His Class, Andrew Jackson, American Colossus, The Age of Gold, The First American and TR.
~ He taught at Vanderbilt University and Texas A&M University before joining the faculty at the University of Texas at Austin, where he holds the Jack S. W.) Brands was born in Oregon, went to college in California, sold cutlery across the American West and earned graduate degrees in mathematics and history in Oregon and Texas. the President: MacArthur and Truman at the Brink of Nuclear War.ĪBOUT THE AUTHOR: Henry William (H. Brands, Bestselling Historian will be In Conversation with Kurt Graham, Director of Harry S.
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