Louis Johnson and the arming of America [[electronic resource] ] : the Roosevelt and Truman years / / Keith D. Mcfarland and David L. Roll

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910457624303321
• Autore: McFarland Keith D. <1940->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Bloomington, : Indiana University Press, c2005
• ISBN: 1-282-07263-3; 9786612072635; 0-253-11164-1
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (465 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): RollDavid L. <1940->
• Disciplina: 355/.0092; B
• Soggetti: Cabinet officers - United States; Electronic books.; United States Politics and government 1933-1945; United States Politics and government 1945-1953; United States Military policy; United States Defenses History 20th century
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 427-435) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Bedford Blood; 2. Foot in the Door; 3. Like Feuding Schoolboys; 4. "Basic Shift in Mobilization Planning"; 5. Understanding FDR; 6. Surviving FDR; 7. "But You Promised Me"; 8. Personal Representative of the President; 9. Long Shot Pays Off; 10. Inside the Pentagon; 11. Revolt of the Admirals; 12. "Like a Meatchopper on Roundsteak"; 13. "My God, the Russians Have the Bomb"; 14. Entangling Alliance; 15. "Till the Dust Settles"; 16. Last Week in June; 17. "Give Me Two American Divisions and I Can Hold Korea"; 18. Means of Descent; 19. "Lou, I've Got to Ask You to Quit"20. "Lest Darkness Come"; Conclusion; Notes; Select Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: ""Without question this is an important new addition to World War II and Cold War historiography.... Highly recommended."" -- Douglas Brinkley, author of Dean Acheson: The Cold War Years and ; The Unfinished Presidency: Jimmy Carter's Journey beyond the White House""A remarkably objective, yet sympathetic, study of Louis Johnson's life and career. Now only half-remembered,... Johnson was a major national figure. Colorful, aggressive, independent-minded, egotistical, his strong views and conflicts