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100 1 _aMiller, William Lee.
245 1 0 _aTwo Americans :
_bTruman, Eisenhower, and a dangerous world /
_cWilliam Lee Miller.
250 _a1st ed.
260 _aNew York :
_bAlfred A. Knopf,
_c2012.
300 _avii, 404 p. ;
_c25 cm.
500 _a"Borzoi book."
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 _aBoy'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.
520 _aPresents 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.
650 0 _aPresidents
_zUnited States
_vBiography.
650 0 _aPolitical culture
_zUnited States
_xHistory
_y20th century.
650 0 _aPolitical leadership
_zUnited States
_vCase studies.
600 1 0 _aTruman, Harry S.,
_d1884-1972.
600 1 0 _aEisenhower, Dwight D.
_q(Dwight David),
_d1890-1969.
651 0 _aUnited States
_xPolitics and government
_y1945-1953.
651 0 _aUnited States
_xPolitics and government
_y1953-1961.
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