{"product_id":"the-accidental-president-harry-s-truman-and-the-four-months-that-changed-the-world-paperback","title":"The Accidental President: Harry S. Truman and the Four Months That Changed the World - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eA. J. Baime\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA hypnotically fast-paced, masterful reporting of Harry Truman's first 120 days as president, when he took on Germany, Japan, Stalin, and a secret weapon of unimaginable power--marking the most dramatic rise to greatness in American history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChosen as FDR's fourth-term vice president for his well-praised work ethic, good judgment, and lack of enemies, Harry S. Truman was the prototypical ordinary man. That is, until he was shockingly thrust in over his head after FDR's sudden death.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe first four months of Truman's administration saw the founding of the United Nations, the fall of Berlin, victory at Okinawa, firebombings in Tokyo, the first atomic explosion, the Nazi surrender, the liberation of concentration camps, the mass starvation in Europe, the Potsdam Conference, the controversial decision to bomb Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the surrender of imperial Japan, and finally, the end of World War II and the rise of the Cold War. No other president had ever faced so much in such a short period of time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Accidental President\u003c\/em\u003e escorts readers into the situation room with Truman during a tumultuous, history-making 120 days, when the stakes were high and the challenges even higher.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"[A] well-judged and hugely readable book . . . few are as entertaining.\" --Dominic Sandbrook, \u003cem\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA. J. BAIME is the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e best-selling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Arsenal of Democracy\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eGo Like Hell.\u003c\/i\u003e Both books are in development for major motion pictures. Baime is a longtime regular contributor to the \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 464\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 02, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53062956974413,"sku":"9781328505682","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0927\/3304\/7117\/files\/L3lGNVVEaks5SGthc3Zkemh1OE5PQT09.webp?v=1766577327","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.us\/products\/the-accidental-president-harry-s-truman-and-the-four-months-that-changed-the-world-paperback","provider":"belfastbooks.us","version":"1.0","type":"link"}