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

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

Michael J. Hogan
3.5/5 ( ratings)
A Cross of Iron provides the fullest account yet of the national security state that emerged in the first decade of the Cold War. Michael J. Hogan traces the process of state-making through struggles to unify the armed forces, harness science to military purposes, mobilize military manpower, control the defense budget, and distribute the cost of defense across the economy. President Harry S. Truman and his successor were in the middle of a fundamental contest over the nation's political identity and postwar purpose, and their efforts determined the size and shape of the national security state that finally emerged.
Language
English
Pages
540
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Release
December 28, 2000
ISBN
0521795370
ISBN 13
9780521795371

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

Michael J. Hogan
3.5/5 ( ratings)
A Cross of Iron provides the fullest account yet of the national security state that emerged in the first decade of the Cold War. Michael J. Hogan traces the process of state-making through struggles to unify the armed forces, harness science to military purposes, mobilize military manpower, control the defense budget, and distribute the cost of defense across the economy. President Harry S. Truman and his successor were in the middle of a fundamental contest over the nation's political identity and postwar purpose, and their efforts determined the size and shape of the national security state that finally emerged.
Language
English
Pages
540
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Release
December 28, 2000
ISBN
0521795370
ISBN 13
9780521795371

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