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Selling the Korean War : propaganda, politics, and public opinion in the United States, 1950-1953 /

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How presidents spark and sustain support for wars remains an enduring and significant problem. Korea was the first limited war the U.S. experienced in the contemporary period, and in 'Selling the Korean War', Steven Casey explores how Presidents Truman and Eisenhower tried to sell it to th...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Casey, Steven
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.
Subjects:
Korean War, 1950-1953 > United States.
United States > Politics and government > 1945-1953.
United States > Foreign relations > 1945-1953.
National security > United States.
Guerre de Corée, 1950-1953 > États-Unis.
États-Unis > Politique et gouvernement > 1945-1953.
États-Unis > Relations extérieures > 1945-1953.
HISTORY > Military > Korean War.
Diplomatic relations
National security
Politics and government
United States
Koreakrieg
Psychologische Kriegführung
Öffentliche Meinung
USA
Koreakriget 1950-1953.
1945-1953
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:How presidents spark and sustain support for wars remains an enduring and significant problem. Korea was the first limited war the U.S. experienced in the contemporary period, and in 'Selling the Korean War', Steven Casey explores how Presidents Truman and Eisenhower tried to sell it to the American public.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xi, 476 pages) : illustrations, map
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 435-458) and index.
ISBN:9780199719174
0199719179
9781435642270
1435642279
9780199867936
0199867933