Selling the Korean War

Propaganda, Politics, and Public Opinion in the United States, 1950-1953

Steven Casey | 4.44 | 18 ratings and reviews

Recommended by Bruce Cumings, and 1 others. See all reviews

How presidents spark and sustain support for wars remains an enduring and significant problem. Korea was the first limited war the U.S. experienced in the contemporary period - the first recent war fought for something less than total victory. In Selling the Korean War, Steven Casey explores how President Truman and then Eisenhower tried to sell it to the American public.

Based on a massive array of primary sources, Casey subtly explores the government's selling activities from all angles. He looks at the halting and sometimes chaotic efforts of Harry Truman and Dean Acheson,... more

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Bruce Cumings Yes. This is a recent book, and it is very well researched. I think for lay people who try to understand what historians do, it really helps to know that you can’t really cover a subject without using archives and primary sources. He also looks at formerly classified secret documents. All this information gives us a window into what really happened (as opposed to what was supposed to have happened), and it’s also unimpeachable evidence. What the author found with all his research is that the U.S. government had a major campaign to massage public opinion about the Korean War, both in the... (Source)

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