Harry S Truman Bücher

A collection of never-before-published writings by Harry S. Truman, in which he lays out his theory of leadership and voices his opinions about various leaders throughout history. Two 8-page black-and-white inserts.

The 135 selections from Harry S Truman's speeches and writings presentedin this volume resound with practical wisdom, determination, andearthy humor. Chosen and introduced by a renowned Truman scholar,the collection focuses on the themes of politics and leadership, humanrights, war and peace, on being an ordinary man, and on giving 'em hell.

 Once again available is the critically acclaimed Dear Bess, a collection of more than 600 letters that Harry S. Truman wrote to his beloved wife, Bess, from 1910 to 1959. Selected from 1,268 letters discovered in Bess's house after her death in 1982, this extraordinary collection provides an inside look at Truman's life, his thoughts, and his dreams.

Presents Truman's own perspective on the momentous events, personalities, and decisions that filled his first year as president of the United States and led to the successful ending of the Second World War and the building of a new era. A vivid and dramatic account of the months that saw the death of Roosevelt, the conferences at Yale and Potsdam, the explosion of atomic bombs at Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and the creation of the United Nations. Filled with engaging and informal glimpses of great and famous figures from Stalin and Chiang Kai-shek to Churchill and Charles De Gaulle.