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The Trials of Harry S. Truman: The Extraordinary Presidency of an Ordinary Man, 1945-1953

The Trials of Harry S. Truman: The Extraordinary Presidency of an Ordinary Man, 1945-1953

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  • Create Date：2022-03-11 17:21:33
  • Update Date：2025-09-07
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  • Author：Jeffrey Frank
  • ISBN：1501102893
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Reviews

Terri ，

This is a fresh look at Harry Truman。 Pulling information from many archives， all over the world， this book shows a broader view of Truman。 From his deep loyalties to family and friends， to his gut reactions to things that need to be done， this is a great new look and definitely a book to pick up and enjoy！

Casper ，

Mr。 Frank in this new biography of President Truman paints a very human portrait of the only man in human history to make the decision to use atomic weapons。 Truman is all too human with great facility to love， hate， try， fail， and above all be decisive for good or for ill。 In today's world of indecision and information paralysis， Truman and his legacy stand out。 Truman is seen for what he was besides being the President。 He was an unrepentant Mommas boy， lover of music and the piano。 He had bee Mr。 Frank in this new biography of President Truman paints a very human portrait of the only man in human history to make the decision to use atomic weapons。 Truman is all too human with great facility to love， hate， try， fail， and above all be decisive for good or for ill。 In today's world of indecision and information paralysis， Truman and his legacy stand out。 Truman is seen for what he was besides being the President。 He was an unrepentant Mommas boy， lover of music and the piano。 He had been a soldier at war leading men and seeing the consequences of decisions he had made in the death of the enemy。 Lover of Bess and his daughter Margaret。 He was also an anti-communist as well as the man responsible for integrating the United States Military， but above all he was an American。 。。。more

Stefan Fergus ，

An interesting biography。 Far more interested in the characters involved than the events， politics and history。 Nevertheless， Frank has found some really interesting contemporaneous observations that add details and colour to our understanding of not only Truman， but those who worked with， for， and against him。 Just wish there'd been a bit more meat， here。（To be fair: I read this when prepping to help out with a Cold War college course， so I'd wanted something a bit more policy-focused。） An interesting biography。 Far more interested in the characters involved than the events， politics and history。 Nevertheless， Frank has found some really interesting contemporaneous observations that add details and colour to our understanding of not only Truman， but those who worked with， for， and against him。 Just wish there'd been a bit more meat， here。（To be fair: I read this when prepping to help out with a Cold War college course， so I'd wanted something a bit more policy-focused。） 。。。more