{"product_id":"ascent-to-power-how-truman-emerged-from-roosevelts-shadow-and-remade-the-world-9780593186442","title":"Ascent to Power: How Truman Emerged from Roosevelt's Shadow and Remade the World","description":"\u003cb\u003e**One of \u003ci\u003eForeign Affairs\u003c\/i\u003e's Best Books of 2024** \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom Franklin Roosevelt's final days through Harry Truman's extraordinary transformation, this is the enthralling story behind the most consequential presidential transition in US history.  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Roosevelt, in failing health, decided to run for a fourth term, he gave in to the big city Democratic bosses and reluctantly picked Senator Truman as his vice president, a man he barely knew. Upon FDR's death in April 1945, Truman, after only 82 days as VP, was thrust into the presidency. Utterly unprepared, he faced the collapse of Germany, a Europe in ruins, the organization of the UN, a summit with Stalin and Churchill, and the question of whether atomic bombs would be ready for use against Japan. Meanwhile, the Soviet Union was growing increasingly hostile towards US power. Truman inherited FDR's hope that peace could be maintained through cooperation with the Soviets, but he would soon learn that imitating his predecessor would lead only to missteps and controversy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSpanning the years of transition, 1944 to 1948, \u003ci\u003eAscent to Power\u003c\/i\u003e illuminates Truman's struggles to emerge as president in his own right. Yet, from a relatively unknown Missouri senator to the most powerful man on Earth, Truman's legacy transcends. With his come-from-behind campaign in the fall of 1948, his courageous civil rights advocacy, and his role in liberating millions from militarist governments and brutal occupations, Truman's decisions during these pivotal years changed the course of the world in ways so significant we live with them today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David L. Roll\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dutton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/23\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 544\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.40h x 6.20w x 2.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780593186442\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/15\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/26\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2024 pg. 13\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBookPage\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid L. Roll\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eGeorge Marshall \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Hopkins Touch\u003c\/i\u003e, and the coauthor of \u003ci\u003eLouis Johnson and the Arming of America\u003c\/i\u003e (with Keith McFarland), a biography of Harry Truman's defense secretary. After serving as an Assistant Director in the Bureau of Competition at the FTC, Roll practiced law as a partner at Steptoe \u0026amp; Johnson LLP and founded Lex Mundi Pro Bono Foundation, a public interest organization that continues to provide pro bono legal services to social entrepreneurs around the world. He lives in Washington, D.C.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dutton","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43774165549171,"sku":"9.78059E+12","price":32.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_667d344c-a5eb-4ccb-b07b-6bb078078835.jpg?v=1757419777","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/ascent-to-power-how-truman-emerged-from-roosevelts-shadow-and-remade-the-world-9780593186442","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}