Truman and the Bomb: The Untold Story

by D. M. Giangreco and D.M. Giangreco

Many myths have grown up around President Harry S. Truman's decision to use nuclear weapons against Imperial Japan. In destroying these myths, Truman and the Bomb will discomfort both Truman's critics and his supporters, and force historians to reexamine what they think they know about the end of the Pacific War.

Myth: Truman didn't know of the atomic bomb's development before he became president.
Fact: Truman's...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1640120734
• ISBN13: 9781640120730
• Release Date: August 2023
• Publisher: Potomac Books
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"