Tumultuous Years: The Presidency of Harry S. Truman, 1949-1953 (Volume 1) (Give ‘em Hell Harry) - Softcover

Donovan, Robert J.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0826210856 ISBN 13: 9780826210852

Publisher: University of Missouri, 1996

Synopsis

“In January of 1949 the aftershocks of the Second World War were still jarring large parts of the globe, although they had greatly diminished in the United States. In Asia, however, turbulence continued to rise as a result of the collapse of Japan, the tottering of the European empires after the war, and the combustion produced by nationalism mixed with communism. Because a segment of American opinion, generally represented in the more conservative wing of the Republican party, was very sensitive to events in Asia, the tremors in the Far East came as harbingers of disturbing political conflict in the United States.”

Robert J. Donovan’s Tumultuous Years presents a detailed account of Harry S. Truman’s presidency from 1949-1953.

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From the Back Cover:

'A fitting sequel to a fine first volume. Donovan's narrative of Truman's troubled second term--a melodrama in a dozen acts--is balanced in judgment, fast in pace, and fascinating as a cool correction to most recent commentaries both on HST in human terms and on the so-called imperial presidency.'- Richard E. Neustadt

About the Author:

Formerly a newspaper journalist and senior fellow at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University, Robert J. Donovan covered the White House during the Truman years for the New York Herald Tribune. He is the author of several books, including Conflict and Crisis: The Presidency of Harry S. Truman, 1945-1948. and Boxing the Kangaroo: A Reporter's Memoir (both with the University of Missouri Press).

The Give 'Em Hell Harry Series, edited by Robert H. Ferrell.

About this edition

• Publisher: University of Missouri
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0826210856
• ISBN 13: 9780826210852
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 448