Description |
xvi, 431 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 365-422) and index. |
Contents |
April 12, 1945 -- The political education of Harry S. Truman -- April-May 1945 -- June-July 1945 -- Little Boy, Fat Man, and Potsdam -- Epilogue. |
Summary |
A look at the president's tumultuous first four months in office examines the events he presided over, including the founding of the United Nations, the Nazi surrender, the liberation of concentration camps, and the decision to drop the bomb. |
Subject |
Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972.
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Presidents -- United States -- Biography.
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United States -- Politics and government -- 1945-1953.
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World War, 1939-1945.
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Related To |
Online version: Baime, A. J. (Albert J.). Accidental president Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2017 9780544618480 (DLC) 2017045178 |
ISBN |
9780544617346 (hardcover) : $30.00 |
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