Donald J. Farinacci in Conjunction with Merriam Press Announces New Book on Truman and MacArthur
Summary
Donald J. Farinacci in Conjunction with Merriam Press Announces New Book on Truman and MacArthur On the eve of the 60th anniversary of the start of the Korean War, a new book delves into the fascinating interaction between President Harry Truman and General Douglas MacArthur and its impact upon both the Korean and Cold Wars.It was against this backdrop that President Harry S. Truman and General of the Army Douglas MacArthur were thrown together as reluctant partners for the common cause of survival of the free world against militant communism.The book integrates their interaction into a graphic narrative of the early Korean War, during which the confrontation of the two warriors ultimately caused them to veer off course and collide head-on.The Russians had been our allies against the Nazis in World War II, but soon after the wars end demonstrated their designs on wide regions of the globe and a hunger for conquest rivaling Hitlers Third Reich.It was against this backdrop that President Harry S. Truman and General of the Army Douglas MacArthur were thrown together as reluctant partners for the common cause of survival of the free world against militant communism.The book integrates their interaction into a graphic narrative of the early Korean War, during which the confrontation of the two warriors ultimately caused them to veer off course and collide head-on.