Wit and Wisdom of Harry S. Truman: An A-To-Z Compendium of Quotations

by Harry Truman

The loss of America was a stunning and unexpected defeat for the powerful British Empire. Common wisdom has held that incompetent military commanders and political leaders in Britain must have been to blame, but were they? This intriguing book makes a different argument. Weaving together the personal stories of ten prominent men who directed the British dimension of the war, historian Andrew O'Shaughnessy dispels the incompetence myth and uncovers...

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0452011825
• ISBN13: 9780452011823
• Release Date: September 1998
• Publisher: Plume Books
• Length: 214 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.3" x 8.0"