Two Americans : Truman, Eisenhower, and a dangerous world
Title:
Two Americans : Truman, Eisenhower, and a dangerous world
Author:
ISBN:
9780307595645
Edition:
1st ed.
Publication Information:
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2012.
Physical Description:
vii, 404 p. ; 25 cm.
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 -- Farewell.
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.
