Mr. Truman's war
the final victories of World War II and the birth of the postwar world
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Author
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1996 - Random House, New York, New York (State)
Language
English
Word Count
102,750 words, Guess
Page Count
411 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL23277796M
- ISBN-10067940936X
- OCLC Control Number33404574
- OCLC Control Numbermrtrumanswarfina00mosk
- Library of Congress Control Number95046449
and 2 more
- LibraryThing13573
- Goodreads3696586
Classifications
- DDC940.54/25
- LCCD743 .M75 1996
Description
"Mr. Truman's War tells, for the first time, the full tumultuous story of the beginning of Harry Truman's presidency. In this brief, dramatic period, the man from Missouri made the awesome decisions for the final victories of World War II and the controversial judgments that led the world into our era.". "These five months encompassed not only destruction and defeat of the Nazis' Thousand-Year Reich and the Empire of Japan, but the dropping of the first atomic bomb, the birth of the United Nations, the death of colonialism, and the beginning of the Cold War.". "Mr. Truman's War reaches its climax in Tokyo Bay as the Japanese surrender on the deck of the USS Missouri. During five tense and surprise-filled months, as this book vividly shows, Harry Truman became the most confident and powerful leader in the world." "Mr. Truman's War is the captivating chronicle of a momentous transition and the people who shaped it."--BOOK JACKET.
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