444 pages : 24 cm
Originally published: New York : Norton, ©1982
Includes bibliographical references (pages 412-427) and index
1. Vindication -- 2. A Disturbing Beginning -- 3. Acheson and the Approaching Storm -- 4. The North Atlantic Treaty -- 5. Forrestal, Louis Johnson, and Upheaval over National Security -- 6. The China Time Bomb -- 7. Debacle: "The Loss of China" -- 8. Korea: A Malignancy. American Occupation Troops Withdraw -- 9. Stunning News from Siberia: The Soviet Atomic Bomb -- 10. The Revolt of the Admirals -- 11. An Aura of Scandal: "Five Percenters" and "Deep Freezers" -- 12. 1950: A Savage Year Begins -- 13. Vietnam: The First Grave Step -- 14. The Hydrogen Bomb Decision -- 15. NSC 68 -- 16. The McCarthy Onslaught -- 17. Interlude: A Quiet Decision -- 18. The Gathering Clouds Abroad -- 19. A Summer Day in Independence, Missouri -- 20. Sunday Night at Blair House -- 21. The Commitment of U.S. Air and Naval Forces -- 22. Truman's Fateful Decision: Ground Forces in Asia -- 23. A Costly Mistake: War without Congressional Approval -- 24. Korea: Springboard for a U.S. Global Build-up -- 25. Bitter Summer: First Troubles with MacArthur, Last with Johnson -- 26. Prelude to Disaster: The Decision to Cross the Parallel -- 27. The Wake Island Conference -- 28. The Depths -- 29. National Emergency -- 30. 1951: A Year of War, Mobilization, and the "Great Debate" -- 31. More Scandal, New Bruises -- 32. MacArthur Crisis: "The Last Straw" -- 33. The Firing of General MacArthur -- 34. The Ravages -- 35. Showdown: The Attorney General and the President -- 36. Constitutional Crisis: Truman Seizes the Steel Industry -- 37. 1952: Troubles with Eisenhower and Stevenson -- 38. Scenes from an Ending
Originally published: New York : Norton, ℗♭1982
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