{"product_id":"the-soldier-from-independence-a-military-biography-of-harry-truman-volume-1-1906-1919-paperback","title":"The Soldier from Independence: A Military Biography of Harry Truman, Volume 1, 1906-1919 - 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\u003eD. M. Giangreco\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAlonzo L. Hamby\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRevealing the little-known facts of Harry Truman's remarkable military performance, as a soldier and as a politician, \u003ci\u003eThe Soldier from Independence\u003c\/i\u003e adds a whole new dimension to the already fascinating character of the thirty-third president of the United States. D. M. Giangreco shows how, as a field artillery battery commander in World War I, Truman was already making the hard decisions that he knew to be right, regardless of personal consequences. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Truman oversaw the conclusion of the Second World War, stood up to Stalin, and met the test of North Korea's invasion of the South. He also had the fortitude to defy Gen. Douglas MacArthur, one of America's most revered wartime leaders, and ultimately fired the Far East commander, often characterized as the American Caesar. Filling in the details behind these world-changing events, this military biography supplies a heretofore missing--and critical--chapter in the story of one of the nation's most important presidents.\u003ci\u003e The Soldier from Independence\u003c\/i\u003e recounts the World War I military adventure that would mark a turning point in the life of a humble man who would go on to become commander in chief. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eD. M. Giangreco \u003c\/b\u003eis a former editor of \u003ci\u003eMilitary Review\u003c\/i\u003e at the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. He is the award-winning author of fourteen books on military and sociopolitical subjects, including \u003ci\u003eHell to Pay: Operation Downfall and the Invasion of Japan, 1945-1947 \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eUnited States Army: The Definitive Illustrated History\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cb\u003eAlonzo L. Hamby\u003c\/b\u003e is a distinguished professor emeritus of history at Ohio University. He is the recipient of a Harry S. Truman Library Institute Senior Fellowship and the Ohio Academy of History Distinguished Service Award. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 312\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.73 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 01, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53755434107213,"sku":"9781640120754","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0927\/3304\/7117\/files\/ejJKdFlkbHhOcmd2Uit6bGxpVnZYUT09.webp?v=1776718912","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.us\/products\/the-soldier-from-independence-a-military-biography-of-harry-truman-volume-1-1906-1919-paperback","provider":"belfastbooks.us","version":"1.0","type":"link"}