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The Accidental President

Harry S. Truman and the Four Months That Changed the World
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Nov 15, 2020DAVID GLUNTZ rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Great book. Confirms recent evaluations of President Truman. President Truman became president at a very difficult time.
Dec 19, 2019lcranmer rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Well written. Chapter length is reasonable. Excess verbage has been clearly pruned away. Well referenced. My only regret is that this is not part of a "Truman Trilogy," with volume II covering the Japanese surrender to the start of the…
Aug 13, 2019mrmousebender rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
Very good, despite some strange turns of phrase, beginning on the first page, where he weirdly says, "it's impossible to underestimate" the effect of the death of FDR on Americans. He later says that war spending "electrocuted" the…
Feb 16, 2018Tzirelsfmsbcglobalnet rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Excellent book and well written! I learned a great deal about the relationship between Truman and Roosevelt, the negotiations with Great Britain and Russia and the activities that lead to the dropping of the atomic bomb. I enjoy reading…
Feb 03, 2018WendyLC rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Incredibly well-written, fascinating. I ended up feeling quite sorry for Bess and admired many of the people described. How far we have fallen.