The Harry S. Truman and the four months that changed the world Baime, Albert J. 1971- creator text nyu New York Mariner Books 2018 First Mariner books edition monographic eng xvi, 431 pages : 8 unnumbered pages of plates,illustrations, portraits ; 21 cm 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. 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 A. J. Baime. B161a 2018 9781328505682 260721 20260721184601.0 spa