The trials of Harry S. Truman the extraordinary presidency of an ordinary man, 1945-1953
"The nearly eight years of Harry Truman's presidency--among the most turbulent in American history--were marked by victory in the wars against Germany and Japan; the first use of an atomic weapon; the beginning of the Cold War; creation of the NATO alliance; the founding of the United Nations; the M...
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| 245 | 1 | 4 | |a The trials of Harry S. Truman : |b the extraordinary presidency of an ordinary man, 1945-1953 / |c Jeffrey Frank. |
| 250 | |a First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition. | ||
| 264 | 1 | |a New York, NY : |b Simon & Schuster, |c 2022. | |
| 264 | 4 | |c Ã2022 | |
| 300 | |a xliv, 528 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : |b illustrations ; |c 24 cm | ||
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| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references (pages 385-493) and index. | ||
| 520 | |a "The nearly eight years of Harry Truman's presidency--among the most turbulent in American history--were marked by victory in the wars against Germany and Japan; the first use of an atomic weapon; the beginning of the Cold War; creation of the NATO alliance; the founding of the United Nations; the Marshall Plan to rebuild the wreckage of postwar Europe; the Red Scare; and the fateful decision to commit troops to fight in Korea"-- |c Amazon.com. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a Prologue: The Missourian -- President Truman -- Terminal -- An unsteady alliance -- "The basic power of the universe" -- Truman's "conniver" -- Churchill makes mischief -- The quick and the dead -- A season of disharmony -- The doctrine's dilemma -- Wealth of a nation -- Strange interludes -- A cemetery for dead cats -- Minority reports -- The frontiers of hazard -- The scrapper -- Office politics -- "First lightning" -- "A new fanatic faith" -- A "border incident" -- "The second hand of destiny" -- A meeting on a small island -- Mense horribilis -- "Voice of God" -- "The mess in Washington" -- Dubious battles -- Bad chemistry -- The bitter end -- Epilogue: Citizen Truman. | |
| 600 | 1 | 0 | |a Truman, Harry S., |d 1884-1972. |
| 651 | 0 | |a United States |x Politics and government |y 1945-1953. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Presidents |z United States |v Biography. | |
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