Title Origins of the national security state and the legacy of Harry S. Truman. / edited by Mary Ann Heiss and Michael J. Hogan ; cover design, Katie Best

Published Kirksville, Missouri : Truman State University Press, 2015 ©2015

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Description 1 online resource (257 pages) : illustrations, graphs, tables Series Truman Legacy Series ; Volume 11 Truman legacy series ; Volume 11. Contents Preface / Mary Ann Heiss and Michael J. Hogan -- Introduction: The national security discourse of the early Cold War and the legacy of Harry S. Truman / Michael J. Hogan -- [1] The institutions of the national security state -- Preparing for the next Pearl Harbor : Harry S. Truman's role in the creation of the U.S. national security establishment / Douglas Stuart -- Setting the stage : Harry S. Truman and the American military / Dale R. Herspring -- The legacy of military spending during the Truman administration / Benjamin O. Fordham -- The CIA : its origin, transformation, and crisis of identity from Harry S. Truman to Barack Obama / Richard H. Immerman and Timothy Andrews Sayle -- Graphic essay -- [2] The implications of the national security state -- The military-industrial complex and the path not taken / Audra J. Wolfe -- The politics and political legacy of Harry S. Truman's national security policies / David C. Unger -- An accidental empire? : President Harry S. truman and the origins of America's global military presence / Aaron B. O'Connell -- The national security state and the legacy of Harry S. Truman : enduring themes / Mark R. Jacobson Summary The Cold War profoundly transformed American society, perhaps most significantly through the development of national security institutions that are very much alive more than two decades after the end of the Cold War. The essays in this volume explore the highly charged political environment in which the national security state was created and assess its broader implications for society, both civilian and military. In the complex world of policy making, the executive and legislative branches of government, as well as the branches of the military, struggled with questions of control of national security institutions, constraints on presidential power and civilian control of the military, and long-term implications of policy decisions made in the uncertain post World War II years.-- Provided by publisher Notes Includes index Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record Subject Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972 -- Political and social views -- Congresses Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972 -- Influence -- Congresses SUBJECT Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972 fast Subject National security -- United States -- History -- 20th century -- Congresses Economic assistance, American -- History -- 20th century -- Congresses Military assistance, American -- History -- 20th century -- Congresses Cold War -- Congresses Political culture -- United States -- History -- 20th century -- Congresses HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- General. Diplomatic relations Economic assistance, American Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.) Military assistance, American Military policy National security Political and social views Political culture Politics and government SUBJECT United States -- Politics and government -- 1945-1953 -- Congresses United States -- Foreign relations -- 1945-1953 -- Congresses United States -- Military policy -- Congresses Subject United States Genre/Form Conference papers and proceedings History Form Electronic book Author Heiss, Mary Ann, 1961- editor. Hogan, Michael J., 1943- editor. Best, Katie, cover designer LC no. 2014024830 ISBN 9781612481258 1612481256 1612481248 9781612481241

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