![]() The author believes that Truman was convinced it would save the lives of 250,000 American soldiers who would have been part of a military invasion of Japan. ![]() The book does a good analysis of Truman’s decision to use atomic weapons. This August will mark the 75 th Anniversary of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The final one hundred pages cover well the Potsdam Conference and the dropping of the bomb. In addition to interesting background on Truman and Roosevelt, Baime focuses on Truman’s involvement on the major events that occurred between April and August 1945 such as the creation of the United Nations, the fall of Berlin, the Potsdam Conference, and the decision to drop the atom bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. It covers the months immediately following President Franklin Roosevelt’s death and Truman’s suddent thrust into the presidency. ![]() Truman and the Four Months that Changed the World. ![]() Baime’s 2017 book entitled, The Accidental President: Harry S. ![]()
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