Memoirs by Harry S. Truman Volume Two : Years of Trial and Hope

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Memoirs by Harry S. Truman, Volume Two: Years of Trial and Hope is the deeply reflective second part of Truman’s presidential memoirs in which he examines the major political, military and diplomatic challenges he faced as President of the United States from 1946 to 1952, presenting key issues of his administration such as the origins and strategies of the Cold War, the Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan, the Berlin airlift, tensions in China and Asia, the creation of NATO, domestic legislative battles, the Korean War and his controversial decision to relieve General Douglas MacArthur of command, and offering candid insights into his decision not to seek re‑election along with his assessments of world leaders and the burdens of guiding the nation through a period of trial and hope.

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