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Political Science, General

Cross of Iron: Harry S. Truman and the Origins of the National Security State, 1945-1954

by Michael J. Hogan
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Synopsis

Discusses the national security state that emerged in the first decade of the Cold War.

Foreign Affairs

...[T]he author succeeds brilliantly in demonstrating the impact of political culture on the formation of a new American State fundamentally different from that which existed before.

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Book Details

Published
August 1, 1998
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9780521640442

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