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Saving freedom : Truman, the Cold War, and the fight for western civilization  Cover Image E-book E-book

Saving freedom : Truman, the Cold War, and the fight for western civilization / Joe Scarborough.

Scarborough, Joe, (author.).

Summary:

"The host of MSNBC's Morning Joe reveals how President Harry Truman defended democracy against the Soviet threat at the dawn of the Cold War"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780062950512
  • ISBN: 0062950517
  • Physical Description: 1 online resource
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2020]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
A Strange Little Man -- Shockers -- Greek Fire -- Diplomatic Developments -- Met at Armageddon -- The Man from Missouri -- Gnawing Away -- Steer Clear of the Foreign World -- Passing the Torch -- From Building Roads to Bombing Cities -- Crafting the Doctrine -- The President Proposes -- Vandenberg and the Senate -- A House Divided -- Personnel Is Policy -- The Doctrine in Action -- Eleven Minutes -- Cold War Dawn -- Victory in Greece -- Aftermath.
Source of Description Note:
Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.
Subject: Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972.
Cold War.
United States > Foreign relations > 1945-1953.
United States > Politics and government > 1945-1953.
United States > Foreign economic relations > Europe.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Presidents & Heads of State.
Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972
Diplomatic relations
International economic relations
Politics and government
Europe
United States
Genre: Electronic books.
Electronic books.


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