This volume chronicles the first five months of Harry Truman's presidency, encompassing not only the destruction and defeat of the Axis Powers in Germany and Japan, but also the dropping of the first atomic bombs, the birth of the United Nations, the death of colonialism and the beginning of the Cold War. From the summons to FDR's deathbed early on April 2, 1945, through to the Japanese surrender on the deck of the USS Missouri, Moskin tracks this unexpected president through some of the most uncertain times in the United States' history.

About the Author
J. Robert Moskin is the author of six previous books including The U.S. Marine Corps Story, Among Lions, and Morality in America. A former foreign editor for Look magazine and senior editor for Collier's, he served with the U.S. Army in the Southwest Pacific during World War II and currently lives in New York City and Tyringham, Massachusetts.

Reviews
A riveting story of war and peace.... Popular history at its best. BOSTON GLOBE ""A notable achievement in making a complex - and crucial - period of history accessible to the ordinary reader."" WALL STREET JOURNAL ""Entertaining history as well as an impressive, detailed introduction to a complex period."" PUBLISHERS WEEKLY



Book Information
ISBN 9780700611843
Author J.Robert Moskin
Format Paperback
Page Count 408
Imprint University Press of Kansas
Publisher University Press of Kansas
Weight(grams) 636g