01416nam a22002537a 4500 BJBSDDR 20260721184601.0 a|||||r|||| 00| 0 ta 260721s2018 nyu|||||r|||| 00| 0 eng d 9781328505682 spa BJBSDDR eng B161a 2018 Baime, Albert J., 1971- 49741 The accidental president : Harry S. Truman and the four months that changed the world / A. J. Baime. First Mariner books edition New York : Mariner Books 2018. xvi, 431 pages : 8 unnumbered pages of plates,illustrations, portraits ; 21 cm 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. lcc 0 BK llh 127817 127817 0 0 lcc 0 0 APT BJB BJB APT 2026-07-21 0 B161a 2018 00000202838 2026-07-21 18:46:20 1 2026-07-21 BK