1884-1972

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1884-1972

President Truman and the atomic bomb

opposing viewpoints
1990
Discusses the events and decisions that led to the bombing of Hiroshima in 1945, particularly Truman's role as decision maker and initiator of the act.

Harry S. Truman

America's 33rd president
2005
Chronicles Harry Truman's life and presidency, describing his youth in Missouri, his marriage to Bess, the dropping of the atomic bomb on Japan, the Truman Doctrine and Marshall Plan, and his final years.

The most controversial decision

Truman, the atomic bombs, and the defeat of Japan
2011
Discusses the usage of atomic bombs by the United States in World War II and President Harry S. Truman's decision to launch a nuclear attack on Japan, examining the morality of the decision, and exploring the relationship between nuclear weapons and the start of the Cold War.

Harry S. Truman

2008
An exploration of the presidency of Harry S. Truman that discusses the state of the nation when he was sworn into office after the death of Franklin Delano Roosevelt and the many ways he changed and helped the country.

Plain speaking

an oral biography of Harry S. Truman
1974
Based on a series of interviews with the former President during the early sixties recounting his views of the historic times he lived in as well as his own life.

President from Missouri

Harry S. Truman
1973
A biography of the President who succeeded Roosevelt in 1945 and was re-elected in 1948.

Harry Truman

1975
A biography of the "common man" from Missouri who became the thirty-third President of the United States.

Harry S. Truman

the man from Independence
1989
A biography of the only President to be born in Missouri, a man who always kept in touch with his Midwestern roots, which gave him a common-sense approach to life.

Tumultuous years

the presidency of Harry S. Truman, 1949-1953
1982
Presents the events of President Harry S. Truman's second term, including the Korean War, the firing of MacArthur, and McCarthyism.

The conquerors

Roosevelt, Truman, and the destruction of Hitler's Germany, 1941-1945
2002
Presents a view of World War II as it was fought from the White House, exploring the relationships of U.S. presidents Franklin Roosevelt and Harry Truman with such figures as Winston Churchill and Joseph Stalin, and showing how political considerations influenced wartime strategies.

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