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- Published: 15 October 2017
- ISBN: 9781101912171
- Imprint: Knopf US
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 480
- RRP: $49.99
The General vs. the President
MacArthur and Truman at the Brink of Nuclear War
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- Published: 15 October 2017
- ISBN: 9781101912171
- Imprint: Knopf US
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 480
- RRP: $49.99
"Brands spikes the shadowboxing between [Truman and MacArthur] with vivid dispatches from the battlefield that give his tale a get-along kick." --Time "A highly readable take on the clash of two titanic figures in a period of hair-trigger nuclear tensions. . . . History offers few antagonists with such dramatic contrasts, and Brands brings these two to life." --Los Angeles Times "Fast-paced, dramatic, and amply illustrates why Truman's stock has been on the rise in recent decades." --Boston Globe