From Roosevelt to Truman: Potsdam, Hiroshima, and the Cold War

by Wilson D. Miscamble

Book Overview

On April 12, 1945, Franklin Roosevelt died and Harry Truman took his place in the White House. Historians have been arguing ever since about the implications of this transition for American foreign policy in general and relations with the Soviet Union in particular. Was there essential continuity in policy or did Truman's arrival in the Oval Office prompt a sharp reversal away from the approach of his illustrious predecessor? This study explores this...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521862442
• ISBN13: 9780521862448
• Release Date: October 2006
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 414 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.4" x 9.4"