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Harry S. Truman and the Cold War revisionists [electronic resource] / Robert H. Ferrell.

By: Ferrell, Robert H.
Contributor(s): ebrary, Inc.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Columbia : University of Missouri Press, c2006Description: ix, 142 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.Subject(s): Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972 | Cold War | Political culture -- United States -- History -- 20th century | United States -- History -- 1945-1953 | United States -- Foreign relations -- 1945-1953 | United States -- History -- 1945-1953 -- Historiography | United States -- Foreign relations -- 1945-1953 -- HistoriographyGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 973.918 Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
Contents:
Revisionism -- The bomb, the view from Washington -- Diplomacy without armaments -- NATO -- Truman and Korea -- Historians on Truman.
Summary: "Ferrell argues that revisionists are often hasty and argumentative in their judgments, understanding neither the times nor the players. These essays challenge the revisionists' perception of President Harry Truman by going below surface appearances of history to examine how this presidency actually functioned in response to unprecedented problems and crises"--Provided by publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 123-135) and index.

Revisionism -- The bomb, the view from Washington -- Diplomacy without armaments -- NATO -- Truman and Korea -- Historians on Truman.

"Ferrell argues that revisionists are often hasty and argumentative in their judgments, understanding neither the times nor the players. These essays challenge the revisionists' perception of President Harry Truman by going below surface appearances of history to examine how this presidency actually functioned in response to unprecedented problems and crises"--Provided by publisher.

Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2009. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.

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