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A Companion to Harry S. Truman. BLACKWELL COMPANIONS TO AMERICAN HISTORY. This series provides essential and authoritative overviews of the scholarship that has shaped our present understanding of the American past.
1 cze 2003 · Arnold A. Offner's richly detailed and balanced portrait of Harry S. Truman's record in international affairs makes a significant contribution to studies of presidential leadership and American foreign policy, with important implications for U.S. actions in the twenty-first century.
Harry S. Truman, wrote the elder Schlesinger, had "discharged impressively the awesome obligations devolving on the United States as the leader of the free world upon the advent of the cold war with Soviet imperial- ism. The Truman Doctrine for the protection of Greece and Turkey, the Marshall Plan. 2Ibid., 148, 172.
PDF. With contributions from the most accomplished scholars in the field, this fascinating companion to one of America's pivotal presidents assesses Harry S. Truman as a historical figure, politician, president and strategist.
• The USA as a Superpower: Truman’s character and policies; post-war peace making; the Cold War and ‘containment’ in Europe and Asia; the response to the rise of communism in Asia. • Truman and post-war reconstruction; the economy; political divisions and domestic problems; the rise of McCarthyism.
The books recognized Truman as an advocate for civil rights despite spirited congressional opposition and political rebellion within his own party during the election of 1948.
Historical Documents. Harry S. Truman Administration (1945–1952) Note : The volumes listed below contain at least one document from the period of this presidential administration; view and search within the available documents.
