the extraordinary presidency of an ordinary man, 1945-1953
"The nearly eight years of Harry Truman's presidency . . . were marked by victory in the wars against Germany and Japan; the first use of an atomic weapon; the beginning of the Cold War; creation of the NATO alliance; the founding of the United Nations; the Marshall Plan to rebuild the wreckage of postwar Europe; the Red Scare; and the fateful decision to commit troops to fight in Korea"--Amazon.
