President Harry Truman had an unquenchable thirst for what his “everyday Americans” were thinking, yet distrusted opinion polls. For him, the daily stack of mail... Læs mere
Examines the invasion of Japan in light of the large body of Japanese and American operational and tactical planning documents the... Læs mere
Based on previously unpublished research, noted historian D. M. Giangreco provides a concise account of President Harry S. Truman’s decision to drop the atom bomb during World War II, focusing on the question: What did Truman know, and when did he know it?