In the Time of the Americans: FDR, Truman, Eisenhower, Marshall, Macarthur-The Generation That Changed America 's Role in the World
β Scribed by David Fromkin
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Year
- 1996
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 800
- Category
- Library
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β¦ Synopsis
Coming of age during World War I and attaining their finest hour in World War II and the Cold War, these men -- FDR, Truman, Eisenhower, Marshall, MacArthur -- transformed America from an isolated frontier nation into a global superpower. As he tells their stories, Fromkin, author of A Peace to End All Peace, shows how this generation not only made America great but largely succeeded in making it a force for good.
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