Truman by McCullough, David - 1992

Simon & Schuster, NY/NY, 1992. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. "It was the watershed time of the century and Truman stands forth now - especially now in the aftermath of the Cold War - as a figure of utmost importance. He is the President responsible for the Truman Doctrine, the Marshall Plan, NATO, the amazing Berlin Airlift. It was Truman who first recognized Israel, who established the Defense Department, started the CIA, who decided to proceed with the hydrogen bomb. He sent the first civil rights message... to Congress and desegregated the armed forces. [He] decided to intervene in Korea, and who, when he fired General McArthur, upheld the principle of civilian control over the militrary. [He was] more thoughtful, kind, complex, and far more touched by emotion than commonly appreciated - and, too, 'tough as a boot" [Peter Ackroyd, Dust Jacket] The definitive biography. Owner name. There is a protective mylar cover. 1ST EDITION, LATER PRINTING