Cold War, 1945-1991 from Blue & Grey Book Shoppe

From the back cover: "The life of Harry S. Truman is one of the greatest of American stories, filled with vivid characters - Roosevelt, Churchill, Stalin, Eleanor Roosevelt, Bess Wallace Truman, George Marshall, Joe McCarthy, and Dean Acheson - and dramatic events. In this riveting biography...not only captures the man...but also the turbulent times in which he rose, boldly,… Read more about this item

From the back cover: "Chosen by destiny to guide a great nation through one of its most turbulent periods, Harry Truman's no-nonsense manner and controversial governing style earned him the adoration of many and the enmity of countless others. But behind his folksy demeanor was a brilliant manipulator of events - a grand master of the game of international… Read more about this item

From the back cover: This book is "..by all odds the best written and most judicious account that has yet appeared of the history of the last four decades. Instead of blaming, he has sought to understand. Instead of confining himself to diplomatic history, he has explored the impact of the Cold War on all American society. Hist vivid… Read more about this item

Cover illustration: Industrial Exposition Hall (Commercial Display Building), Hiroshima, Japan, 1945, shortly after the atomic blast (Atomic Energy Commission). This book is a discussion on the atomic bomb. It includes a chronology for 1945. From introduction: "...the very existence of usable nuclear energy has been a fundamental determinant of the course of domestic and international relations since 1945. Good condition. Readable… Read more about this item

From Foreward: "The term 'Cold War' was first used in public by Winston Churchill, speaking at Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri, in March 1946. The Department of Defense has recently defined the period of the conflict from 2 September 1945, the date Japan formally surrendered after World War II, to 26 December 1991, when Mikhail Gorbachev resigned as Soviet present… Read more about this item