In The Time Of The Americans: FDR, Truman, Eisenhower, Marshall, MacArthur-The Generation That Changed America 's Role in the World |
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| Authors: | Fromkin, David |
| Publisher: | Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group |
| BISAC/Subject: | BIO011000, HIS027100, HIS036060 |
| ISBN: | 9780307766069, Related ISBNs: 0307766063, 0394589017, 0679767282, 9780307766069, 9780394589015 |
| Classification: | Non-Fiction |
| Number of pages: | 800, |
| Audience: | General/trade |
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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