Northeast Asia and the legacy of Harry S. Truman
Subtitle: Japan, China, and the two Koreas
By: edited by James I. Matray
Contributors: Matray, James Irving, 1948-, editor of compilation
Series: Truman legacy series -- volume 8
Publisher: Truman State University Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Kirksville, Missouri
Language: eng
Number of pages: 362
Subjects: Congresses; Relations; Foreign relations
Description: Harry S. Truman made decisions as president that would have a decisive impact in determining the course of history in Northeast Asia after World War II. These essays examine how Truman acted to resolve challenges facing the United States from 1945 to 1952 in Japan, China, and the two Koreas. The authors, all recognized authorities on postwar U.S. intelligence or foreign relations, present new and provocative explanations for Truman's policies that previous historians have debated for a half-century. Extensive research in government archives, manuscript collections, and Chinese and Soviet source materials present a more complete assessment of the impact of Truman's policies toward China and in the Korean War, Truman's decisions about Japan, and especially the dropping of atomic bombs and postwar occupation. This collection looks at how Truman's decisions in Northeast Asia defined the legacy of his presidency. -- ‡c From back cover.
Notes: "Based on the eighth Truman Legacy Symposium, The legacy of Harry S. Truman in East Asia: Japan, China, and the two Koreas, May, 2010, Key West, Florida."

Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Truman, unconditional surrender, and a New Deal for Japan / Marc Gallicchio; title: Truman's gift: the Japanese peace settlement / Roger Dingman; title: Truman's unintended gift: Japanese reactions to the dismissal of MacArthur / Sayuri Guthrie; title: Shimizu; title: The US; title: China confrontation in Korea: assessment of intentions in time of crisis / Simei Qing; title: Truman and Taiwan: a US policy change from face to faith / Xiaobing Li; title: Voluntary repatriation and involuntary tattooing of Korean war POWs / Charles S. Young; title: The United States, President Harry S. Truman, and the division of Korea: an assessment of responsibility / William Stueck; title: Harry Truman, the Korean War, and the transformation of US policy in East Asia, June 1950-June 1951 / Steven Casey; title: Truman's MacArthur and MacArthur's Truman: the roots and ramifications of the general's removal / Ken Hechler and Robert P. Watson; title: The legacy of Harry S. Truman in Northeast Asia: a graphic essay based on the holdings of the Harry S. Truman Library / Raymond H. Geselbracht; title: Describing the elephant: CIA reporting on Korea, 1949-1950 / Clayton D. Laurie; title: From good to mediocre: intelligence in the Korean War / Michael Warner; title: Before and after June 25: the COMINT effort / David A. Hatch; title: The CIA, Willoughby, and military intelligence in East Asia, 1946-1950 / Stanley Sandler; title: A review of Korean War studies since 1992-1994 / Kim Hakjoon.