H. W Brands
Author
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Formats
Description
"From ... H.W. Brands, twice a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, comes the first full life of Ronald Reagan since his death. Ronald Reagan today is a conservative icon, celebrated for transforming the American domestic agenda and playing a crucial part in ending communism in the Soviet Union. In his ... new biography, H W. Brands argues that Reagan, along with FDR, was the most consequential president of the twentieth century"--
Author
Publisher
Doubleday
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Examines "how President Harry Truman and General Douglas MacArthur squared off to decide America's future in the aftermath of World War II. At the height of the Korean War, President Harry S. Truman committed a gaffe that sent shock waves around the world. When asked by a reporter about the possible use of atomic weapons in response to China's entry into the war, Truman replied testily, 'The military commander in the field will have charge of the...