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Mr. Truman's War: The Final Victories of World War II and the Birth of the Postwar World
J.Robert Moskin
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Paperback. This volume chronicles the first five months of Truman's presidency, encompassing the destruction and defeat of the Axis Powers in Germany and Japan, the dropping of the first atomic bombs, the birth of the United Nations, the death of colonialism and the beginning of the Cold War. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 408 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; BGH; HBJD; HBJK; HBWQ; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 635.
This volume chronicles the first five months of Harry Truman's presidency, encompassing not only the destruction and defeat of the Axis Powers in Germany and Japan, but also the dropping of the first atomic bombs, the birth of the United Nations, the death of colonialism and the beginning of the Cold War. From the summons to FDR's deathbed early on April 2, 1945, through to the Japanese surrender on the deck of the USS Missouri, Moskin tracks this unexpected president through some of the most uncertain times in the United States' history.
This volume chronicles the first five months of Harry Truman's presidency, encompassing not only the destruction and defeat of the Axis Powers in Germany and Japan, but also the dropping of the first atomic bombs, the birth of the United Nations, the death of colonialism and the beginning of the Cold War. From the summons to FDR's deathbed early on April 2, 1945, through to the Japanese surrender on the deck of the USS Missouri, Moskin tracks this unexpected president through some of the most uncertain times in the United States' history.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Condition
New
Series
Modern War Studies
Number of Pages
408
Place of Publication
Kansas, United States
ISBN
9780700611843
SKU
V9780700611843
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About J.Robert Moskin
J. Robert Moskin is the author of six previous books including The U.S. Marine Corps Story, Among Lions, and Morality in America. A former foreign editor for Look magazine and senior editor for Collier's, he served with the U.S. Army in the Southwest Pacific during World War II and currently lives in New York City and Tyringham, Massachusetts.
Reviews for Mr. Truman's War: The Final Victories of World War II and the Birth of the Postwar World
A riveting story of war and peace.... Popular history at its best. BOSTON GLOBE ""A notable achievement in making a complex - and crucial - period of history accessible to the ordinary reader."" WALL STREET JOURNAL ""Entertaining history as well as an impressive, detailed introduction to a complex period."" PUBLISHERS WEEKLY