Two Americans : Truman, Eisenhower, and a dangerous world / William Lee Miller.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2012.Edition: 1st edDescription: vii, 404 p. ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 0307595641 : HRD
  • 9780307595645
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 973.09/9
LOC classification:
  • E747 .M63 2012
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.
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.
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"Borzoi book."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

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.

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