Harry S. Truman

"Dewey Defeats Truman" proclaimed the faulty Chicago Tribune headline. For weeks leading up to the 1948 presidential election, newspapers, magazines, and the political experts had predicted that Harry S. Truman would lose. The experts were wrong. Truman won the election and proved that he deserved to be the President of the United States, an office which he had inherited after the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1945. During his years as President, Truman worked to end World War II, helped to form the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), and led the fight to prevent the spread of communism throughout the world. He was also the first leader to recognize the nation of Israel. In Harry S. Truman, Revised Edition, author Michael A. Schuman explores the life and accomplishments of this remarkable man in this updated and revised book. Truman proved himself an honest man who was willing to hold to his beliefs even in the face of disapproval. He will always be known as one of our country's greatest Presidents. Book jacket.