Truman, Congress, and Korea: The Politics of America's First Undeclared War (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780813166117)

Three days after North Korean premier Kim Il Sung launched a massive military invasion of South Korea on June 24, 1950, President Harry S. Truman responded, dispatching air and naval support to South Korea. Initially, Congress cheered his swift action; but, when China entered the war to aid North Korea, the president and many legislators became concerned that the conflict would escalate into another world war, and the United States agreed to a truce in 1953. The lack of a decisive victory caused

Author: Larry Blomstedt
ISBN-10: 081316611X
ISBN-13: 9780813166117
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Language: English
Published: 01/08/2016
Pages: 334
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.30lbs
Size: 9.30h x 6.30w x 1.10d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 07/01/2016