From Roosevelt to Truman
Subtitle: Potsdam, Hiroshima, and the Cold War
By: Wilson D. Miscamble
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Cambridge; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 393
ISBN-13: 9780521862448
Subjects: Truman, Harry S., -- 1884-1972; World War, 1939-1945 -- Diplomatic history; World War, 1939-1945 -- United States; Nuclear warfare -- United States -- History -- 20th century; Cold War; United States -- Foreign relations -- 1945-1953
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 333-367) and index
Table of contents: title: Preparation : the making of an (American) internationalist; title: Inheritance : Franklin Roosevelt's uncertain legacy; title: Initiation : tactical reversal, strategic continuity; title: Instruction : Truman's advisers and their conflicting advice; title: Negotiation : Truman and Byrnes at Potsdam; title: Intimidation : Hiroshima, the Japanese and the Soviets; title: Indecision : floundering between collaboration and confrontation; title: Transformation : Truman's foreign policy