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 Nati...
| Main Author: | Frank, Jeffrey, 1942- (Author) |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Simon & Schuster,
2022.
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| Edition: | First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition. |
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Table of Contents:
- 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.