The Awesome Power! Harry S. Truman As Commander in Chief

by Richard F. Haynes

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A study of Truman as commander in chief consisting of a chronicle of the events in which his decisions were of historic significance, including the decision to use the atomic bomb against Japan to end World War II, his decisions on postwar civilian control of atomic energy, his intervention in Korea, his leadership in the Cold War, and his conflict with General Douglas MacArthur.… (more)

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A study of Truman as commander in chief consisting of a chronicle of the events in which his decisions were of historic significance, including the decision to use the atomic bomb against Japan to end World War II, his decisions on postwar civilian control of atomic energy, his intervention in Korea, his leadership in the Cold War, and his conflict with General Douglas MacArthur.

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