{"product_id":"truman-congress-and-korea-larry-blomstedt-9780813166117","title":"Truman, Congress, and Korea: The Politics of America's First Undeclared War","description":"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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Larry Blomstedt\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 081316611X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780813166117\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University Press of Kentucky\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/08\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 334\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.30w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2016","brand":"Larry Blomstedt","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44054512566527,"sku":"9780813166117","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_44c02554-5e67-4c61-a0a0-3523ec28c2a4.jpg?v=1685030382","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/truman-congress-and-korea-larry-blomstedt-9780813166117","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}