{"product_id":"a-cross-of-iron-michael-j-hogan-9780521640442","title":"A Cross of Iron: Harry S. Truman and the Origins of the National Security State, 1945-1954","description":"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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael J. Hogan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 052164044X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780521640442\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cambridge University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/28\/1998\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 540\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.23h x 6.31w x 1.16d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/1998 pg. 1259\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/15\/1998 pg. 94\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/15\/1998 pg. 394","brand":"Michael J. Hogan","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44212974092543,"sku":"9780521640442","price":125.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d8f6ea12-4140-46f1-97af-438719ae01c6.jpg?v=1692111337","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-cross-of-iron-michael-j-hogan-9780521640442","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}