Two Americans : Truman, Eisenhower, and a dangerous world / William Lee Miller.
2012
E747 .M63 2012 (Mapit)
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Title
Two Americans : Truman, Eisenhower, and a dangerous world / William Lee Miller.
Author
Miller, William Lee.
Edition
1st ed.
ISBN
9780307595645
0307595641
0307595641
Imprint
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2012.
Language
English
Description
vii, 404 p. ; 25 cm.
Call Number
E747 .M63 2012
Dewey Decimal Classification
973.09/9 B
Summary
Presents a dual examination of Harry Truman and Dwight Eisenhower to analyze their similarities and differences, covering their roles in the high politics of their time and their respective experiences during and between the world wars.
Note
"Borzoi book."
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Table of Contents
Boy's life
Two warriors, first war
Between the wars
Two warriors, second war
Normandy, nomination, Nagasaki: endings and beginnings
Containment
Choosing a president
The once forgotten war
Two moralities
Reciprocating animosities
Judging presidents
The miasma of McCarthy
Ike and Harry on race
Bombs.
Two warriors, first war
Between the wars
Two warriors, second war
Normandy, nomination, Nagasaki: endings and beginnings
Containment
Choosing a president
The once forgotten war
Two moralities
Reciprocating animosities
Judging presidents
The miasma of McCarthy
Ike and Harry on race
Bombs.