Tag: korean war
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Kefauver and the Korea Ammo Hearings, Part 3: Inconclusive Conclusions

The subcommittee’s hearings into the Korean ammo shortage produced a mass of conflicting testimony. The majority decided to pretend otherwise. But Kefauver wouldn’t let them.
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Kefauver and the Korea Ammo Hearings, Part 2: The Fog of War

When the Republican Congress began investigating the alleged ammo shortage in Korea, they found that the story was more complicated than they hoped. But their toughest adversary may have been their own President.
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Kefauver and the Korea Ammo Hearings, Part 1: Ready, Fire, Aim!

After Eisenhower took office, the GOP was eager for a way to blame the Korean War on Truman and the Democrats. Allegations of an ammo shortage gave them an opportunity… but things proved more complicated than they hoped.