The accidental president : Harry S. Truman and the four months that changed the world / A. J. Baime.

By:

Baime, Albert J, 1971-

Material type:

TextLanguage: English Publication details: New York : Mariner Books 2018.Edition: First Mariner books editionDescription: xvi, 431 pages : 8 unnumbered pages of plates,illustrations, portraits ; 21 cmISBN:

9781328505682

LOC classification:

B161a 2018

Contents:

Contenidos : Introduction April 12, 1945 The political education of Harry S. Truman April-May 1945 June-July 1945 Little Boy, Fat Man, and Potsdam Epilogue

Summary: In Truman's first four months in office, this unlikely president had to take on Germany, Japan, Stalin, and the atomic bomb, with the fate of the world hanging in the balance. Chosen as FDR's fourth term Vice President for his work ethic, good judgment, and lack of enemies, Truman was thrust in over his head after FDR's sudden death. Baime escorts readers into the situation room with Truman during this tumultuous, history-making 120 days, when the stakes were high and the challenges even higher.

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Item type	Current library	Home library	Collection	Shelving location	Call number	Copy number	Status	Barcode
Libro	Biblioteca Juan Bosch	Biblioteca Juan Bosch	Automatización y Procesos Técnicos	Automatización y Procesos Técnicos (1er. Piso)	B161a 2018 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available	00000202838

Contenidos :
Introduction
April 12, 1945
The political education of Harry S. Truman
April-May 1945
June-July 1945
Little Boy, Fat Man, and Potsdam
Epilogue

In Truman's first four months in office, this unlikely president had to take on Germany, Japan, Stalin, and the atomic bomb, with the fate of the world hanging in the balance. Chosen as FDR's fourth term Vice President for his work ethic, good judgment, and lack of enemies, Truman was thrust in over his head after FDR's sudden death. Baime escorts readers into the situation room with Truman during this tumultuous, history-making 120 days, when the stakes were high and the challenges even higher.

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