The Truman-MacArthur Controversy: a Study in Political-Military Relations.

Abstract

The purpose of the paper is to determine the political-military relationship between the Truman Administration and General of the Army Douglas MacArthur during the Korean War. Particular attention is directed to those factors resulting in the relief of General MacArthur in April 1951. The study was conducted through the medium of library research to include a search of the official documents on this subject at the Harry S. Truman Library and the use of a draft manuscript on the subject from the Office of the Chief of Military History, U. S. Army.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1972
Accession Number
AD0748112

Entities

People

  • Allen R. Potter

Organizations

  • United States Army Command and General Staff College

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Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Amphibious Operations
  • Department Of State
  • Employment
  • Far East
  • Foreign Relations
  • Governments
  • International Law
  • International Relations
  • Military History
  • Military Science
  • National Governments
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • Political Systems
  • United States Government
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.