{"product_id":"the-accidental-president-harry-s-truman-and-the-four-months-that-changed-the-world-9780544617346","title":"The Accidental President: Harry S. Truman and the Four Months That Changed the World","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe dramatic  pulse-pounding story of Harry Trumans first four months in office  when this unlikely president had to take on Germany  Japan  Stalin  and the atomic bomb  with the fate of the world hanging in the balance.  Heroes are often defined as ordinary characters who get thrust into extraordinary circumstances  and through courage and a dash of luck  cement their place in history. Chosen as FDRs fourth term Vice President for his well-praised work ethic  good judgment  and lack of enemies  Harry S. Truman--a Midwesterner who had no college degree and had never had the money to buy his own home--was the prototypical ordinary man. That is  until he was shockingly thrust in over his head after FDRs sudden death. During the climactic months of the Second World War  Truman had to play judge and jury  pulling America to the forefront of the global stage. The first four months of Trumans administration saw the founding of the United Nations  the fall of Berlin  victory at Okinawa  firebombings of Tokyo  the first atomic explosion  the Nazi surrender  the liberation of concentration camps  the mass starvation of Europe  the Potsdam Conference  the controversial decision to bomb Hiroshima and Nagasaki  the surrender of Imperial Japan  and finally  the end of World War II and the rise of the Cold War. No other president had ever faced so much in such a short period of time.  Tightly focused  meticulously researched  rendered with vivid detail and narrative verve  THE ACCIDENTAL PRESIDENT escorts readers into the situation room with Truman during this tumultuous  history-making 120 days  when the stakes were high and the challenge even higher. The result is narrative history of the highest order and a compelling look at a presidency with great relevance to our times.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45279985139765,"sku":"ByrdShop_0544617347","price":39.73,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780544617346.jpg?v=1780617158","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-accidental-president-harry-s-truman-and-the-four-months-that-changed-the-world-9780544617346","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}