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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Roosevelt, Truman, and the destruction of Hitler's Germany, 1941-1945
Beschloss, Michael R
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.