Two Americans
Subtitle: Truman, Eisenhower, and a dangerous world
By: William Lee Miller
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 404
ISBN-13: 9780307595645
Subjects: Politics and government; Political culture; Case studies; Political leadership; Presidents; Biography; History
Description: Presents a dual examination of Harry Truman and Dwight Eisenhower to analyze their similarities and differences, covering their roles in the high politics of their time and their respective experiences during and between the world wars.
Notes: "Borzoi book."

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Boy's life; title: Two warriors, first war; title: Between the wars; title: Two warriors, second war; title: Normandy, nomination, Nagasaki: endings and beginnings; title: Containment; title: Choosing a president; title: The once forgotten war; title: Two moralities; title: Reciprocating animosities; title: Judging presidents; title: The miasma of McCarthy; title: Ike and Harry on race; title: Bombs.