Truman, Congress, and Korea: The Politics of America's First Undeclared War

Three days after North Korean premier Kim Il Sung launched a massive military invasion of South Korea on June 24, 1950, President Harry S. Truman responded, dispatching air and naval support to South Korea. Initially, Congress cheered his swift action; but, when China entered the war to aid North Korea, the president and many legislators became concerned that the conflict would escalate into another world war, and the United States agreed to a truce in 1953. The lack of a decisive victory caused

Author: Larry Blomstedt
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Published: 01/08/2016
Pages: 334
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.30lbs
Size: 9.30h x 6.30w x 1.10d
ISBN: 9780813166117

Review Citation(s):
Choice 07/01/2016

About the Author

Larry Blomstedt is associate professor of history at Galveston College.

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