A Cross of Iron: Harry S. Truman and the Origins of the National Security State, 1945-1954 (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780521640442)

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.

Author: Michael J. Hogan
ISBN-10: 052164044X
ISBN-13: 9780521640442
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 08/28/1998
Pages: 540
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.90lbs
Size: 9.23h x 6.31w x 1.16d

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 09/01/1998 pg. 1259
Library Journal 09/15/1998 pg. 94
Booklist 10/15/1998 pg. 394