TY - BOOK AU - Miller,William Lee TI - Two Americans: Truman, Eisenhower, and a dangerous world SN - 0307595641 : HRD AV - E747 .M63 2012 U1 - 973.09/9 PY - 2012/// CY - New York PB - Alfred A. Knopf KW - Truman, Harry S., KW - Eisenhower, Dwight D. KW - Presidents KW - United States KW - Biography KW - Political culture KW - History KW - 20th century KW - Political leadership KW - Case studies KW - Politics and government KW - 1945-1953 KW - 1953-1961 N1 - "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 N2 - 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 ER -